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Definition of Echolocation
1. Noun. Determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it.
Definition of Echolocation
1. Noun. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Echolocation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Echolocation
1. An auditory orientation mechanism involving the emission of high frequency sounds which are reflected back to the emitter (animal). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Echolocation
Literary usage of Echolocation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by E. Meijaard (2005)
"The susceptibility of forest bats to disturbance is further heightened by
specializations of wing morphology and echolocation specialization that equip them ..."
2. Low Vision And Blindness: Research And Development by Gale (INT) Watson (1999)
"We suggest that human echolocation is not a sonar-like process at all, ...
Although the term echolocation is frequently associated with obstacle detection, ..."
3. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6 by Ellen Linnihan (2003)
"This technique is called echolocation. Read and discuss with students the graph
that shows the range of frequencies (measured in hertz) at which humans and ..."
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