echolocation
nounHow many syllables in echolocation?
There are 5 syllables in the word echolocation.How to pronounce echolocation:
Definition of echolocation:
- echolocation (noun):
- determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it.
- a physiological process for locating distant or invisible objects (such as prey) by sound waves reflected back to the emitter (such as a bat) from the objects
Synonyms for echolocation:
echo sounding
localisation
localization
locating
location
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