echolocation

noun
/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/US

Etymology

Coined by American zoologist Donald Griffin in 1944, from echo- + location.

  1. borrowed from locatio
  2. formed as echolocation — “echo- + location

Definitions

  1. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for echolocation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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