lidars'

li·dar

[lahy-dahr]
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 and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
Also called laser radar.

Origin:
presumably li(ght1) + (ra)dar

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lidar   (lī'där)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. 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.

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


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lidar
light detecting and ranging (laser radar)
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