the use of radar in finding the location and direction of objects
radiolocation in American English
(ˌreidioulouˈkeiʃən)
noun
the method or process of determining the position and velocity of an object by radar
Word origin
[1940–45; radio- + location]This word is first recorded in the period 1940–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airlift, blockbuster, redline, set-aside, snorkelradio- is a combining form with the meanings “dealing with radiant energy” (radiometer), “employing or dealing with radio waves” (radioacoustics; radiolocation; radiotelephone), “emitting rays as a result of the breakup of atomic nuclei” (radioactive; radiocarbon), “characterized by, employing or dealing with such rays” (radiography; radiopaque; radiotherapy)
Examples of 'radiolocation' in a sentence
radiolocation
It became known as 'radiolocation', then, from 1943, 'radar'.