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==Navigation using sound== | ==Navigation using sound== | ||
* [[Acoustic location]], the general use of sound to locate objects. | * [[Acoustic location]], the general use of sound to locate objects. | ||
** [[Animal echolocation]], non-human animals emitting sound waves and listening to the echo in order to locate objects or navigate. | ** [[Animal echolocation]], non-human animals emitting [[sound waves]] and listening to the echo in order to locate objects or navigate. | ||
** [[Human echolocation]], the use of sound by people to navigate. | ** [[Human echolocation]], the use of sound by people to navigate. | ||
** [[Sonar]] ('''so'''und '''n'''avigation '''a'''nd '''r'''anging), the | ** [[Sound localization]], biological process of locating a sound. | ||
** [[Sonar]] ('''so'''und '''n'''avigation '''a'''nd '''r'''anging), the technology that uses sound on water or underwater, to navigate or to locate other watercraft, usually by submarines. | |||
** [[Echo sounding]], listening to the echo of sound pulses to measure the distance to the bottom of the sea, a special case of Sonar. | ** [[Echo sounding]], listening to the echo of sound pulses to measure the distance to the bottom of the sea, a special case of Sonar. | ||
** [[Medical ultrasonography]], the use of ultrasound echoes to look inside the body. | ** [[Medical ultrasonography]], the use of ultrasound echoes to look inside the body. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 6 November 2025
Template:Sister project Echolocation is the use of sound as a form of navigation.
- Acoustic location, the general use of sound to locate objects.
- Animal echolocation, non-human animals emitting sound waves and listening to the echo in order to locate objects or navigate.
- Human echolocation, the use of sound by people to navigate.
- Sound localization, biological process of locating a sound.
- Sonar (sound navigation and ranging), the technology that uses sound on water or underwater, to navigate or to locate other watercraft, usually by submarines.
- Echo sounding, listening to the echo of sound pulses to measure the distance to the bottom of the sea, a special case of Sonar.
- Medical ultrasonography, the use of ultrasound echoes to look inside the body.
Other
- Echolocation (album), a 2001 album by Fruit Bats
- Echolocation, a 2017 album by Gone Is Gone
See also
- Radar, locating objects by detecting the echo of emitted radio waves
- Lidar, locating objects by detecting the echo of emitted laser beams
- Time to Echolocate, a 2005 album by The Ebb and Flow