electrolocation — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. the ability of an animal to detect an object by its distortion of the animal's electric field, as in the electric fishes such as the electric eel.

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2. the ability of a robot to locate an object by detecting changes in its electric field.

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   • غير معدود

اسم

1. The use of electroreception to locate surrounding objects.

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   sense of direction

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   Sharks and rays (members of the subclass Elasmobranchii), such as the lemon shark, rely heavily on electrolocation in the final stages of their attacks, as can be demonstrated by the robust feeding response elicited by electric fields similar to those of their prey.