ALL meanings of lidar
li·dar
L l - noun lidar A detection system that works on the principle of radar, but uses light from a laser. 1
- noun lidar a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere. 1
- noun lidar an instrument that detects the position or motion of objects and which operates similarly to a radar, but which uses laser radiation rather than microwaves 0
- noun lidar a meteorological instrument using transmitted and reflected laser light for detecting atmospheric particles, as pollutants, and determining their elevation, concentration, etc. 0
- noun lidar The optical analogue of radar which uses intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere. 0