Sonar
noun
1.
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
2.
the apparatus used in sonar.
noun
1.
a communication and position-finding device used in underwater navigation and target detection using echolocation
sonar
(sō’när’)
Short for sound navigation and ranging. A method of detecting, locating, and determining the speed of objects through the use of reflected sound waves. A sound signal is produced, and the time it takes for the signal to reach an object and for its echo to return is used to calculate the object’s distance. The Doppler effect can also be used to determine the object’s relative velocity. Electronic sonar systems are used for submarine navigation and for detecting schools of fish. Some mammals, especially bats, use biological sonar to navigate and detect prey in dark conditions, commonly called echolocation.
The equipment or physiology used in doing this. See also Doppler effect, lidar, radar.
sonar
sound navigation and ranging
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