How to pronounce radar
American English pronunciation
RAY-dar
- IPA
- /ˈɹeɪˌdɑɹ/
- Syllables
- RAY · dar (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What radar means
A machine that bounces waves off things to find them
In a sentence: The weather radar showed a big storm moving toward our town.
Where it comes from: It's made from the first letters of "radio detection and ranging." The name was made up in 1940.
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