Meanings
- not comparableResembling radar.
a.m., McClure once again picked up the radarlike signal on his ALA-6, which showed that the signal-source was at a bearing of approximately 160 degrees— behind the RB-47 and in the general direction of Dallas.
1975, Philip J. Klass, UFOs explained, Random House Inc, page 1942 more examples
The radarlike antennae of male mosquitoes, for example, are sensitive to the buzzing sound made by female mosquitoes (as are many a sleepless human in the summertime), while the radarlike antennae of male luna moths are sensitive to the pheromones (or sexual scents) released by female luna moths.
1993, May Berenbaum, Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page xiiiMitchell (1975) reported on a series of tests to determine the thresholds for interference of cardiac pacemakers from radarlike pulses. The study indicated that field intensities of radarlike pulses above some threshold can disrupt normal pacemaker function.
2013, James C. Lin, Sol M. Michaelson, Biological Effects and Health Implications of Radiofrequency Radiation, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 479
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Spanish radárico
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