radarscope

American

[rey-dahr-skohp] / ˈreɪ dɑrˌskoʊp /

noun

the viewing screen of radar equipment.

radarscope British

/ ˈreɪdɑːˌskəʊp /

noun

a cathode-ray oscilloscope on which radar signals can be viewed. In a plan position indicator , the target is represented by a blip on a radial line that rotates around a point, representing the antenna

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Etymology

Origin of radarscope

First recorded in 1945–50; radar + -scope

Example Sentences

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The Air Force radar operator at Goose Bay, Labrador, last week was watching bright blips drifting across his radarscope as he traced the track of airplanes approaching from Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

His face glued to the radarscope and its tireless, swinging line of light, Joe Holguin made manual adjustments to keep the crosshairs on the pip that marked his target.

From Time Magazine Archive

With his competence, his sensitive other-directed radarscope, he can rise quite high in government.

From Time Magazine Archive

For work, he had to solve problems fed to him through a double-screen radarscope.

From Time Magazine Archive

There ought to be plenty of them and any one of them could have had a Gormann radarscope, although it's unlikely.

From The Graveyard of Space by Marlowe, Stephen

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