cloaking devices
Stealth field generators
Cloaking devices are technology—real or imagined—that renders objects invisible or undetectable.
The term comes from science fiction, where spacecraft use cloaking devices to evade enemies: The Romulan ship engaged its cloaking device.
In military and scientific contexts, cloaking refers to experimental stealth technology that bends light or radar around an object.
Figuratively, anything that conceals: Social media algorithms act as cloaking devices for misinformation.
- maskingConcealing by covering
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- active camouflageTechnology mimicking surroundings dynamically
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- stealth technologySensor-evading military engineering
light bending · concealment · metamaterials · invisibility · hiding · hide in plain sight · occultation · starships · stealth aircraft · Romulan · obscuration · Klingon · electromagnetic waves · scrambler · deception · disguise · illusion · ripple
- Nanophotonicshotspots, nanolasers
cloaking devicesbeacons
Lights that guide travelers
flares · signal lights · spotlights · running lights · strobes
cloaking devicestransponders
Devices receiving and retransmitting signals
radio beacons · tracking devices · sensors · radar · spotlights
cloaking devicessensors
Devices that detect input
radar · sonar · GPS trackers · scanners · radio transmitters
device, cloak, cloaked, cloaks, cloaking, uncloak, uncloaked, uncloaking, decloak