Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Echolocation has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it
The use of echoes to detect objects as observed in bats and other natural creatures. Also known as biosonar.
American zoologist Donald Griffin coined the term in 1944 by combining "echo-" with "location." It originally described the process of determining position using reflected sound waves.