|| Starpath online classroom || Glossary || Glossary Index || Home ||

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

radar radar (radio detection and ranging). Electronic navigation instrument that measures the range and bearing of land masses and vessels in your vicinity by sending out a rotating beam of microwave pulses and detecting the pulses reflected back from them.

[close window]