lidar

or LI·DAR

[ lahy-dahr ]

/ ˈlaɪ dɑr /

noun Electronics, Optics.

a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.

Also called laser radar .

Origin of lidar

1960–65; li(ght¹) + (ra)dar

Words nearby lidar

lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, Liddel Hart, Liddell Hart, Lidex, lidia, Lidice

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Example sentences from the Web for lidar

And so, in marches of about ten miles a day, we came to Pahlgam on the banks of the dancing Lidar.
The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories|L. Adams Beck
There are many other important active sensor classes, three of which are active acoustics, lidar and magnetic anomaly detectors.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
Lidar detects shape directly and shape fluctuations such as vibration and motion and has proven very hard to spoof.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
A favourite side-valley is the Lidar, for which the road takes off from the main valley at Bijbehara.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

Islamabad is the starting-point for both the Lidar valley and Martand, and here the house-boat may be left.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband

Scientific definitions for lidar

lidar

[ lī′där ]

A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of pulsed laser light reflected from their surfaces. Lidar operates on the same principles as radar and sonar.

The equipment used in such detection. See also Doppler effect radar sonar.

单词	lidar
释义	lidar or LI·DAR [ lahy-dahr ] / ˈlaɪ dɑr / noun Electronics, Optics. a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere. Also called laser radar . Origin of lidar 1960–65; li(ght¹) + (ra)dar Words nearby lidar lick the stuffing out of, licorice, licorice stick, lictor, lid, lidar, Liddel Hart, Liddell Hart, Lidex, lidia, Lidice Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lidar And so, in marches of about ten miles a day, we came to Pahlgam on the banks of the dancing Lidar. The Ninth Vibration And Other Stories\|L. Adams Beck There are many other important active sensor classes, three of which are active acoustics, lidar and magnetic anomaly detectors. Shock and Awe\|Harlan K. Ullman Lidar detects shape directly and shape fluctuations such as vibration and motion and has proven very hard to spoof. Shock and Awe\|Harlan K. Ullman A favourite side-valley is the Lidar, for which the road takes off from the main valley at Bijbehara. Kashmir\|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband Islamabad is the starting-point for both the Lidar valley and Martand, and here the house-boat may be left. Kashmir\|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband Scientific definitions for lidar lidar [ lī′där ] A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of pulsed laser light reflected from their surfaces. Lidar operates on the same principles as radar and sonar. The equipment used in such detection. See also Doppler effect radar sonar. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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