LIDAR


Meaning of LIDAR in English

/luy"dahr/ , n. Electronics, Optics.

a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.

[ presumably LI(GHT 1 ) + (RA)DAR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .