lidar
/ˈlaɪdɑɹ/noun
lidar is spelled L-I-D-A-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lidar means “The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lidar is lidars.
How many letters and syllables are in lidar?
| Letters | 5: L-I-D-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is lidar?
Lidar appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lidar?
- US /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/
- UK /ˈlaɪdɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lidar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lidar?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lidar from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdɑɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: laird, liard.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of lidar
- lidars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lidar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.
Tesla bet on the idea that in the design of self-driving cars, lidar doesn't add enough capability, beyond what the cameras already provide, to be worth the additional cost.
- 2
A device that provides such imaging.
There's a lidar mounted on the roof of that Waymo.
noun
- 1
Acronym of light detection and ranging.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of LIDAR.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lidar come from?
By anacronymic evolution from LIDAR.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).