how to pronounce radar

/ˈɹɛɪˌdɑːɹ/

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radar is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of radar in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… you should be in the radar or in the …”

meaning of radar

Radar is a device that uses radio waves to detect objects and measure distances.

radar frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word radar occurs in english on average 8.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics radar can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that radar can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) transport and travel;