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TeachMeFinance.com - explain radar radar The term 'radar' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Acronym for RAdio Detection And Ranging; a radio device or system for locating an object by means of ultrahigh-frequency radio waves reflected from the object and received, observed, and analyzed by the receiving part of the device in such a way that characteristics (as distance and direction) of the object may be determined'. The term 'radar' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' an instrument for determining the distance and direction to an object by measuring the time needed for radio signals to travel from the instrument to the object and back, and by measuring the angle through which the instrument's antenna has traveled'. Previous 5 Terms: raciology Rack sales rad Rad (radiation absorbed dose) RADAP II Next 5 Terms: Radar Beam Radar Coded Message Radar Cross Section Radar Data Acquisition radar interferometry About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.