echolocation

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/

Noun

echolocation

1. The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.

Related terms

• echolocate

Translations

• French: écholocation, écholocalisation
• German: Echoortung
• Portuguese: ecolocalização
• Russian: эхолока́ция
• Spanish: ecolocalización

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