"radiolocation" meaning in English

See radiolocation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav [General-American] Forms: radiolocations [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English radio- English location English radiolocation From radio- + location. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|radio-|location|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English radio- English location English radiolocation From radio- + location. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} radiolocation (countable and uncountable, plural radiolocations)
  1. (uncountable) The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar Tags: uncountable Translations (Translations): radiolokacja [feminine] (Polish), radiolocație [feminine] (Romanian), radiolokasiya (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-radiolocation-en-noun-25yKPyMa Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Radar Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 35 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 33 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 20 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 28 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 51 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 45 28 27 Disambiguation of Radar: 81 8 11 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 54 30 17
  2. (uncountable) The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-radiolocation-en-noun-8cXACvSX Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms prefixed with radio-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 35 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with radio-: 29 43 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 33 33
  3. (countable) A location so identified Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-radiolocation-en-noun-j9B2V8lj Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 35 25 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 34 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 34 33 33

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "radio-",
        "4": "location",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish radio-\nEnglish location\nEnglish radiolocation\nFrom radio- + location.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish radio-\nEnglish location\nEnglish radiolocation\nFrom radio- + location.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "radiolocations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "radiolocation (countable and uncountable, plural radiolocations)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 33 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "64 20 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 29 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 35 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Polish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 25 23",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Romanian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Uzbek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 8 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Radar",
          "orig": "en:Radar",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar"
      ],
      "id": "en-radiolocation-en-noun-25yKPyMa",
      "links": [
        [
          "detection",
          "detection"
        ],
        [
          "locating",
          "locating"
        ],
        [
          "microwave",
          "microwave"
        ],
        [
          "radiation",
          "radiation"
        ],
        [
          "radar",
          "radar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "54 30 17",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "radiolokacja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 30 17",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "radiolocație"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 30 17",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "lang_code": "uz",
          "sense": "Translations",
          "word": "radiolokasiya"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 43 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with radio-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 35 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag"
      ],
      "id": "en-radiolocation-en-noun-8cXACvSX",
      "links": [
        [
          "radio tag",
          "radio tag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 34 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 35 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "39 35 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A location so identified"
      ],
      "id": "en-radiolocation-en-noun-j9B2V8lj",
      "links": [
        [
          "location",
          "location"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A location so identified"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "radiolocation"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries referencing missing etymons",
    "English entries with etymology texts",
    "English entries with etymology trees",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with radio-",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Uzbek translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss",
    "en:Radar"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "radio-",
        "4": "location",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish radio-\nEnglish location\nEnglish radiolocation\nFrom radio- + location.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish radio-\nEnglish location\nEnglish radiolocation\nFrom radio- + location.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "radiolocations",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "radiolocation (countable and uncountable, plural radiolocations)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "detection",
          "detection"
        ],
        [
          "locating",
          "locating"
        ],
        [
          "microwave",
          "microwave"
        ],
        [
          "radiation",
          "radiation"
        ],
        [
          "radar",
          "radar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "radio tag",
          "radio tag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A location so identified"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "location",
          "location"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) A location so identified"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/26/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "radiolokacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "radiolocație"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "lang_code": "uz",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "radiolokasiya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "radiolocation"
}

Download raw JSONL data for radiolocation meaning in English (2.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.