"active radar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: active radars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} active radar (countable and uncountable, plural active radars)
  1. A type of radar that uses radio waves generated by the radar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only radio waves originating from elsewhere. Tags: countable, uncountable Hypernyms: radar, imaging Coordinate_terms: active lidar, active sonar
    Sense id: en-active_radar-en-noun-en:emissive_type_of_Q47528 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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