radar

Originally spelled RADAR; an acronym of radio detection and ranging. Coined by the United States Navy in 1940.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.dɑː(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪ.dɑɹ/, [ˈɹeɪ.ɾɑɹ]

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radar (countable and uncountable, plural radars)

1. (uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces

   The enemy fleet was able to be found using radar.

2. (countable) A type of system using such a method, differentiated by platform, configuration, frequency, power, and other technical attributes.
3. (countable) An installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus.
4. (countable, figuratively) A superior ability to detect something.

   His sensitive radar for hidden alliances keeps him out of trouble.

   • 2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     It came inside 50 minutes and moments later Cavani should have had a 12th. Pogba and Shaw combined before the left-back's cross teed up the striker but his radar was awry.

• RADAR (acronym of radio detection and ranging)

• lidar
• sonar

radar (third-person singular simple present radars, present participle radaring, simple past and past participle radared)

1. To scan with radar, or as if with radar.
   • 2002, Brian Jonathan Wolk, Ohio Traffic Tickets are for the Birds‎^[2], →ISBN, page 156:

     He radars you while he's sitting in his patrol vehicle under a bridge.

• Ardra

• erradar (nonstandard)

Borrowed from Spanish radar, from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /radar/ [ra.ð̞ar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

radar inan

1. radar

• “radar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rəˈðar]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [raˈðar]

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radar m (plural radars)

1. radar

radar

1. radar

• http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/

• IPA^(key): [ˈradar]
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

radar m inan

1. radar
2. speed camera

Borrowed from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.dɑr/

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• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

radar m (plural radars, diminutive radartje n)

1. radar (detection system operating by means of radio waves)

• dopplerradar
• neerslagradar

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.daʁ/

radar m (plural radars)

1. radar
2. a device that takes pictures of vehicles violating traffic laws, especially a speed camera

   Synonym: radar automatique

   • 2022 February 14, “Pollution sonore : les premiers radars antibruit testés à Paris”, in Le Monde:

     Inauguré lundi 14 février, ce radar sonore est le premier du genre installé dans la capitale, à titre expérimental.

     Inaugurated on Monday the 14th of February, this sound-radar is the first of its kind installed in the capital, on an experimental basis.

• radar automatique
• radar tourelle

• “radar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From English radar.

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radar m (plural radares)

1. radar
2. speed camera

   Synonym: radar de tráfico

• antirradar
• radar de tráfico

• “radar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːtar/
• Rhymes: -aːtar
• Homophone: ratar

radar m (genitive singular radars, nominative plural radarar)

1. radar device

• (radar device): ratsjá

From English radar.

• IPA^(key): [ˈradar]
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

radar (first-person possessive radarku, second-person possessive radarmu, third-person possessive radarnya)

1. radar

• “radar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Borrowed from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/
• Rhymes: -adar
• Hyphenation: rà‧dar

radar m (invariable)

1. radar

• radarastronomia
• radarfaro
• radarista
• radaristica
• radarriflettente
• radarsonda
• radarspoletta
• radartachimetro

rādar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of rādō

From English radar.

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarer, definite plural radarene)

1. radar

• radarbilde
• værradar

• “radar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From English radar.

radar m (definite singular radaren, indefinite plural radarar, definite plural radarane)

1. radar

• “radar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/

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• Rhymes: -adar
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

radar m inan (related adjective radarowy)

1. radar (method of detecting distant objects)
2. radar (installation of such a system or of the transmitting and receiving apparatus)

• radar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• radar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar (radio device for detecting distant objects)
2. Short for radar de velocidade (“speed camera”).

For quotations using this term, see Citations:radar.

Borrowed from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.dar/

radar n (plural radare)

1. radar

• IPA^(key): /râdaːr/
• Hyphenation: ra‧dar

rȁdār m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏да̄р)

1. radar

• IPA^(key): /ràːdar/, /ráːdar/

rādar m inan

1. radar

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	rádar
gen. sing.	rádarja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	rádarja	rádarjev	rádarjev
dative (dajȃlnik)	rádarju	rádarjema	rádarjem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rádar	rádarja	rádarje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	rádarju	rádarjih	rádarjih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rádarjem	rádarjema	rádarji

• “radar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “radar”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Borrowed from English radar.

• IPA^(key): /raˈdaɾ/ [raˈð̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

radar m (plural radares)

1. radar
   • BBC Mundo. Desaparece avión sobre el Atlántico 2009-06-01.

     Un avión ... desapareció este lunes del control de los radares.

     A plane ... disappeared this Monday from control of radars.

2. speed camera

   Synonyms: radar de tráfico, radar de velocidad

• “radar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

From English radar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑːdar/

radar c

1. radar

• Plural forms are rare.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

radar

1. present of rada

• radar in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

• darra

Borrowed from English radar, originally an acronym for “radio detection and ranging”, with the stress influenced by Spanish radar.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɾaˈdaɾ/ [ɾɐˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ra‧dar

radár (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇᜇ᜔)

1. radar

   Synonym: siglap

• “radar”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

From English radar, attested from 1945.

radar (definite accusative radarı, plural radarlar)

1. (aviation) radar

Inflection
Nominative	radar
Definite accusative	radarı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	radar	radarlar
Definite accusative	radarı	radarları
Dative	radara	radarlara
Locative	radarda	radarlarda
Ablative	radardan	radarlardan
Genitive	radarın	radarların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular radarım radarlarım 2nd singular radarın radarların 3rd singular radarı radarları 1st plural radarımız radarlarımız 2nd plural radarınız radarlarınız 3rd plural radarları radarları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımı radarlarımı 2nd singular radarını radarlarını 3rd singular radarını radarlarını 1st plural radarımızı radarlarımızı 2nd plural radarınızı radarlarınızı 3rd plural radarlarını radarlarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular radarıma radarlarıma 2nd singular radarına radarlarına 3rd singular radarına radarlarına 1st plural radarımıza radarlarımıza 2nd plural radarınıza radarlarınıza 3rd plural radarlarına radarlarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımda radarlarımda 2nd singular radarında radarlarında 3rd singular radarında radarlarında 1st plural radarımızda radarlarımızda 2nd plural radarınızda radarlarınızda 3rd plural radarlarında radarlarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular radarımdan radarlarımdan 2nd singular radarından radarlarından 3rd singular radarından radarlarından 1st plural radarımızdan radarlarımızdan 2nd plural radarınızdan radarlarınızdan 3rd plural radarlarından radarlarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular radarımın radarlarımın 2nd singular radarının radarlarının 3rd singular radarının radarlarının 1st plural radarımızın radarlarımızın 2nd plural radarınızın radarlarınızın 3rd plural radarlarının radarlarının

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “radar”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

radar (plural radarlar)

1. radar

radar (f)

1. radar