radarscopen.
/ˈreɪdɑːˌskəʊp/, U.S. /ˈreɪdɑrˌskoʊp/ A cathode-ray oscilloscope on the screen of which radar echoes are represented for observation; (also) the screen itself. In quot. 1995 figurative.
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the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > instrument for detection > [noun] > radar system > apparatus used in > cathode-ray oscilloscope
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1945 Jrnl. Meteorol. 2 214/2 Sometimes visual checks from aircraft..fail to confirm the presence of weather phenomena indicated on radar scopes.
1959 K. Henney Radio Engin. Handbk. (ed. 5) xxv. 34 Distance, bearing, and elevation above ground are presented continuously on the face of the radar scope.
1972 Sci. Amer. Jan. 52/3 The image..is a direct representation of the scene ahead of the driver rather than the usual maplike plan view of the radarscope.
1995 W. M. Lunch in M. J. Rozell & C. Wilcox God at Grass Roots xii. 232 Though he later returned to Oregon, Lutz had fallen off the political radarscope.
2002 P. A. Huchthausen Oct. Fury i. 38 It was pitch dark on the bridge, only dimmed red lights shone where various electronic equipment purred, and the green strobe of the surface search radarscope glowed dimly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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