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Meaning of "echolocation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECHOLOCATION

echolocation  [ˌɛkəʊləʊˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECHOLOCATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Echolocation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECHOLOCATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of echolocation in the English dictionary

The definition of echolocation in the dictionary is determination of the position of an object by measuring the time taken for an echo to return from it and its direction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECHOLOCATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECHOLOCATION

echo-like
echocardiogram
echocardiography
echoer
echoes
echoey
echogram
echography
echoic
echoic memory
echoing
echoism
echoist
echoize
echolalia
echolalic
echoless
echopraxia
echopraxis
echovirus

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECHOLOCATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of echolocation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «echolocation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECHOLOCATION

Find out the translation of echolocation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of echolocation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «echolocation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

回声定位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ecolocalización
570 millions of speakers

English

echolocation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एचोलोकातिओं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحديد الموقع بالصدى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эхолокации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ecolocalização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ অবস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écholocation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Echolocation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Echoortung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エコーロケーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반향 위치 결정법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Echolocation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vị bằng tiếng vang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிரொலி இடமாக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Echolocation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

echolocation
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecolocalizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

echolokacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ехолокації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ecoul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

echolocation
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

echolocation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ekolokalisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekkolokalisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of echolocation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECHOLOCATION»

The term «echolocation» is regularly used and occupies the 61.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECHOLOCATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «echolocation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «echolocation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about echolocation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECHOLOCATION»

Discover the use of echolocation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to echolocation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Echolocation: A Novel
Three women return home to the Adirondacks, prompting a murder, a suicide, and an accident. "A dazzling debut!" --Ellen Meister
Myfanwy Collins, 2012
2
Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins
While much research has been conducted over the past thirty years on echolocation in bats and dolphins, this volume is the first to compare what is known about echolocation in each group, to point out what information is missing, and to ...
Jeanette A. Thomas, Cynthia F. Moss, Marianne Vater, 2004
3
Echolocation
Daily rhythms and family tales dominate this quietly impressive book of poems, which examines domestic life in order to reconfirm its virtues.
Angela Andrews, 2007
4
Echolocation
Carole Chambers's latest collection, Echolocation , invites the reader to explore the bleached stones and wayward bones of Canada's Hornby Island.
Carole Chambers, 2002
5
Beginner's Guide to Echolocation for the Blind and Visually ...
What is Echolocation?
Tim Johnson, Justin Louchart, 2012
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Echolocation in Animals
Discusses zoological and physiological aspects of echolocation and analyzes possible mechanisms for its development. Translation of Ekholokatsiya v prirode.
Ėrvand Shamirovich Aĭrapetʹi︠a︡nt︠s︡, Alekseĭ Ivanovich Konstantinov, 1973
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Mammalogy
Currently, there is no unequivocal evidence of echolocation in pinnipeds (Evans et al. 2004; Schusterman et al. 2004). The only other group of fully aquatic marine mammals is the Sirenia. Studies of underwater sound communication in Florida ...
Terry Vaughan, James Ryan, Nicholas Czaplewski, 2011
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Echolocation is the process in which an animal obtains an assessment of its environment by emitting sounds and listening to echoes as the sound waves reflect off different objects in the environment. In a very general sense any animal that ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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Behavioral and Ecological Influences on the Echolocation of ...
This dissertation investigates variability in the echolocation calls of Brazilian free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera: Molossidae), and explores how bats adjust echolocation call structure in response to different behavioral ...
Erin H. Gillam, 2007
10
Spaces Speak, Are You Listening?
(Mehta, 1957) Although the details of learning echolocation vary, there is common attitude shared by those who are determined to ''see'' with their ears. Ved Mehta was not unique. The world-famous jazz musician Ray Charles eloquently ...
Barry Blesser, Linda-Ruth Salter

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECHOLOCATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term echolocation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Neuroscientists Map Echolocation Systems in the Dolphin Brain
Neuroscientists have for the first time mapped the sensory and motor systems in the brains of dolphins, and shown that at least two areas of the ... «Hacked, Jul 15»
2
New Brain Scans Show How Dolphins Use Sound To See
This is called echolocation, and a new map of dolphin brain circuitry hints at ... Echolocation — emitting high frequency sounds to navigate and ... «Gizmodo Australia, Jul 15»
3
Blind Charlotte hiker tackling the Colorado Trail
He said uses echolocation, “like a human bat,” to know where he is and where he must go. “Everything in the world has a particular sound, and ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
4
And you thought bird-watching was boring . . .
... and features, even though they lack a close common ancestor – a classic example is the use of echolocation by both bats and whales. «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Hump(b)ACKs
They may be trying to impress a female, warn off another male, find other whales to set up a hunting group, or use it for echolocation. Perhaps ... «Yesterday's Island/Today's Nantucket, Jul 15»
6
Graphene-Based Loudspeakers and Headphones Mimic Bats …
Sea mammals and bats use high-frequency sound for echolocation and communication, but humans just haven't fully exploited that before, ... «Azom.com, Jul 15»
7
Bosanko back in action with full set
The former Magic Toyshop guitarist has been concentrating on his new album, Echolocation, for much of 2015, and as a result he hasn't been ... «Cumbria Live, Jul 15»
8
Nature displays aerial arm's race
Once they find and hone in on a potential meal, they increase their echolocation rate as they approach the targeted insect as a means to ... «The Smithville Herald, Jul 15»
9
The Deep End Games' Perception is Looking to Provide You With a …
“But here it goes: Perception is a narrative-horror-adventure game, where you're playing as a blind woman that uses echolocation, engaging in ... «Only Single Player, Jul 15»
10
Area briefs
Participants will learn about bats and the bugs they love to munch on and even try their hand at using echolocation. The fireflies that light up the night will give ... «Troy Daily News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Echolocation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/echolocation>. Jun 2026 ».
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