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Noun: echolocation  ,e-kow-low'key-shun
  1. Determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
    "Bats use echolocation to navigate and hunt in the dark";
    - echo sounding

Derived forms: echolocations

Type of: fix, localisation [Brit], localization, location

Encyclopedia: Echolocation