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active lidar

active lidar noun: a type of lidar that uses light waves generated by the lidar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only light waves originating from elsewhere.

Noun

active lidar (countable and uncountable, plural active lidars)

  1. A type of lidar that uses light waves generated by the lidar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only light waves originating from elsewhere.

Forms of active lidar

pluralactive lidars

Questions about active lidar

What does active lidar mean?
Active lidar means a type of lidar that uses light waves generated by the lidar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only light waves originating from elsewhere.
What part of speech is active lidar?
Active lidar is a noun.
What is the plural of active lidar?
The plural of active lidar is active lidars.

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