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active radar

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

Noun

active radar (countable and uncountable, plural active radars)

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

Forms of active radar

pluralactive radars

Questions about active radar

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

Words near active radar in the dictionary

  1. active participle
  2. active participles
  3. active photolocation
  4. active power
  5. active powers
  6. active radar
  7. active radars
  8. active radicalization
  9. active recall
  10. active rock
  11. active service

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