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Word: blipping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1945-1945
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...simplest terms, a radar set shoots radio energy at a target, catches the reflected echo, times the round trip, divides by two, and. since the speed of the radio wave is known, translates all the information into a "blip" of light on a fluorescent (television) screen showing the target's distance and position...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Radar | 8/20/1945 | See Source »

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