English Dictionary

echolocation

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɛkoʊloʊˈkeɪʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

反響（エコー）を利用して物体の存在や位置を検出する技術。特にコウモリなどが用いる自然界のシステムを指し、バイオソナーとも呼ばれる。

The bat relies on echolocation to navigate through the cluttered forest at night.

コウモリは夜、障害物の多い森を移動するために生体ソナーを頼りにする。

意味（1）

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

Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

echolocations （ plural ）