Echolocation

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  • noun. A sensory system in certain animals, such as bats and dolphins, in which usually high-pitched sounds are emitted and their echoes interpreted to determine the direction and distance of objects.
  • noun. A process for determining the location of objects by emitting sound waves and analyzing the waves reflected back to the sender by the object.
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  • noun. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.
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  • noun. determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
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