radiolocation
noun
radiolocation is spelled R-A-D-I-O-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, radiolocation means “The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of radiolocation is radiolocations.
How many letters and syllables are in radiolocation?
| Letters | 13: R-A-D-I-O-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is radiolocation?
Radiolocation appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 radiolocation?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-radiolocation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of radiolocation
- radiolocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does radiolocation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The detection and locating of distant objects using microwave radiation; especially radar
- 2
The locating of an object that is fitted with a radio tag
- 3
A location so identified
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does radiolocation come from?
From radio- + location.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).