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monopulse

monopulse adjective: designating a radar system that compares the received signal from a single radar pulse against itself in order to compare the signal as seen in multiple directions, polarizations, etc.

Adjective

monopulse (not comparable)

  1. Designating a radar system that compares the received signal from a single radar pulse against itself in order to compare the signal as seen in multiple directions, polarizations, etc.

Noun

monopulse (plural monopulses)

  1. A single pulse.

Forms of monopulse

pluralmonopulses

Origin of monopulse

From mono- + pulse.

Questions about monopulse

What does monopulse mean?
Monopulse means designating a radar system that compares the received signal from a single radar pulse against itself in order to compare the signal as seen in multiple directions, polarizations, etc.
What part of speech is monopulse?
Monopulse can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near monopulse in the dictionary

  1. monoptic
  2. monoptical
  3. monoptically
  4. monoptote
  5. monoptotes
  6. monopulse
  7. monopulses
  8. monopustular
  9. monopylean
  10. monopyrenous
  11. monoquantal

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