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radarlike

radarlike adjective: resembling radar.

Adjective

radarlike (not comparable)

  1. Resembling radar.
    • a.m., McClure once again picked up the radarlike signal on his ALA-6, which showed that the signal-source was at a bearing of approximately 160 degrees— behind the RB-47 and in the general direction of Dallas.1975, Philip J. Klass, UFOs explained, Random House Inc, page 194
    • The radarlike antennae of male mosquitoes, for example, are sensitive to the buzzing sound made by female mosquitoes (as are many a sleepless human in the summertime), while the radarlike antennae of male luna moths are sensitive to the pheromones (or sexual scents) released by female luna moths.1993, May Berenbaum, Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page xiii

Origin of radarlike

From radar + -like.

Questions about radarlike

What does radarlike mean?
Radarlike means resembling radar.
What part of speech is radarlike?
Radarlike is an adjective.

Words near radarlike in the dictionary

  1. radarkymogram
  2. radarkymograms
  3. radarkymographic
  4. radarkymography
  5. radarless
  6. radarlike
  7. radarman
  8. radarmen
  9. radarmeteorological
  10. radarmeteorology
  11. radars

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