radar
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005348
A method, system or technique of using beamed, reflected, and timed radio waves for detecting, locating, or tracking objects (such as rockets), for measuring altitude, etc., in any of various activities, such as air traffic control or guidance. The electronic equipment or apparatus used to generate, transmit, receive, and usually, to display radio scanning or locating waves, a radar set. Used for radio detection and ranging.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005348 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | radio detection and ranging |
| References | NASA Thesaurus; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | electronic equipment; measuring devices; sodar; sonar; remote sensing; Doppler radar; ground-penetrating radar; synthetic aperture radar |
| Translations | Spanish: radar |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005348",
"term": "radar",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A method, system or technique of using beamed, reflected, and timed radio waves for detecting, locating, or tracking objects (such as rockets), for measuring altitude, etc., in any of various activities, such as air traffic control or guidance. The electronic equipment or apparatus used to generate, transmit, receive, and usually, to display radio scanning or locating waves, a radar set. Used for radio detection and ranging.",
"synonyms": [
"radio detection and ranging"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"electronic equipment",
"measuring devices",
"sodar",
"sonar",
"remote sensing",
"Doppler radar",
"ground-penetrating radar",
"synthetic aperture radar"
],
"references": [
"NASA Thesaurus",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "radar"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/radar/"
}
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