Echo
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Echo
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1. A wave
that has been reflected or otherwise returned with sufficient magnitude and
delay to be detected as a wave distinct from that directly transmitted.
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2. In radar, a pulse of reflected radio frequency energy; the appearance
on a radar indicator of
the energy returned from a target. Also called blip.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use