active lidar

noun

A type of lidar that uses light waves generated by the lidar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only light waves originating from elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounactive lidar (countable and uncountable, plural active lidars)

plural active lidars

  1. countableuncountableA type of lidar that uses light waves generated by the lidar equipment, as contrasted with a passive type that uses only light waves originating from elsewhere.
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APA

active lidar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20lidar

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “active lidar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20lidar.

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