anti-radar
|an-ti-rad-ar|
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/ˌæntiˈreɪdɑr/
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/ˌæntiˈreɪdə/
against radar detection
Etymology
'anti-radar' originates from Modern English, specifically the prefix 'anti-' and the word 'radar', where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'radar' is an acronym for 'Radio Detection And Ranging'.
'radar' was coined in the 1940s as an English acronym 'Radio Detection And Ranging'; the prefix 'anti-' comes from Greek 'anti-' (ἀντί) via Latin, meaning 'against'; these elements combined in Modern English to form 'anti-radar'.
Initially, 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'radar' referred to the detection system (originating as an acronym); over time the combined term 'anti-radar' came to mean 'designed to oppose or defeat radar detection', used both as an adjective and as a noun for technologies that achieve that goal.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a device, material, system, or technology intended to avoid, reduce, or confuse detection by radar.
The navy tested an anti-radar on their patrol vessel to improve survivability.
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Adjective 1
designed or modified to reduce detection by radar; having a low radar cross-section or using materials/techniques that make detection by radar difficult.
The anti-radar coating on the drone reduced its detectability by enemy systems.
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Last updated: 2025/11/18 05:12