lidar

noun

li·​dar ˈlī-ˌdär 

: a device that is similar in operation to radar but emits pulsed laser light instead of microwaves

Examples of lidar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Waymo’s self-driving vehicles, which utilize cameras, sensors and lidar, have driven more than 220 million fully autonomous miles. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Unlike conventional vehicles, robotaxis depend on dozens of interconnected electronic control units, high-speed networking, cloud connectivity, GPS, cameras, lidar, radar and AI models that continuously interpret the world around them. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Kodiak equips its trucks with a sensor suite built around cameras, with radar and lidar support. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

That allows manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers developing vehicles on NVIDIA’s architecture to evaluate a lidar sensor already validated for the platform instead of spending additional engineering time proving compatibility. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

light + radar

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lidar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• alvar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar