echolocator
Sound-based position finder
An echolocator is an animal that navigates or hunts by emitting sounds and interpreting their echoes—bats and dolphins being the most familiar examples.
The term extends to devices that operate on the same principle, such as sonar equipment.
A person using echolocation techniques, particularly a blind person who clicks their tongue to sense surroundings, may also be called an echolocator.
Echolocating marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
narwhal · bottlenose · sperm whale · humpback · cetacean · toothed whale · melon · blowhole
Underwater detection by echoes
- transducerEnergy form converter
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- pingBrief metallic tone
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
doppler · receiver · transmitter · tracking · detection · beacon · sonogram · amplifier
Rate of recurrence
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- pitchFrequency of sound
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- kilohertzThousand-cycle frequency unit
soundwave · reflection · pulse · call · click · chirp · harmonic · amplitude
Scientific name for bats
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- cave-dwellingLiving in rock chambers
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
colony · vampire · fruit bat · nectar · pollination · hibernation · ultrasound · wingspan
Navigating through physical spaces
- spatialRelating to physical extent
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- distanceSpace between two points
- surroundingsArea around something
mapping · environment · detection · mobility · proximity · guidance · pathfinding · scanning
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
orca · narwhal · bottlenose · sperm whale · humpback · cetacean · toothed whale · melon · blowhole · pod
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- transducerEnergy form converter
- hydrophoneSubmersible sound sensor
- pingBrief metallic tone
ultrasound · doppler · receiver · transmitter · tracking · detection · beacon · sonogram · amplifier · waveform
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- pitchFrequency of sound
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
kilohertz · soundwave · reflection · pulse · call · click · chirp · harmonic · amplitude · propagation
chiroptera
Scientific name for bats
- insectivorousFeeding on six-legged creatures
- roostingSettling to sleep aloft
- cave-dwellingLiving in rock chambers
guano · colony · vampire · fruit bat · nectar · pollination · hibernation · ultrasound · wingspan · megabat
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- spatialRelating to physical extent
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- distanceSpace between two points
surroundings · mapping · environment · detection · mobility · proximity · guidance · pathfinding · scanning · terrain
echolocatorphotoreceptor
Cell responding to light
chemoreceptor · thermoreceptor · hawk · eagle · infrared sensor
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