lidar

Etymology

Blend of light +‎ radar

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪdɑɹ/ (rhotic)

Noun

lidar (plural lidars)

1. The optical analogue of radar, using intense pulses of laser light to measure the composition and structure of the atmosphere.

Anagrams

• Laird, drail, laird, larid, liard, ralid

Noun

lidar m (plural lidars)

1. lidar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lidar, from Latin lītigāre (“to dispute”), present active infinitive of lītigō. Compare Spanish lidiar. Doublet of litigar, which is a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈðaɾ/

Verb

lidar (first-person singular present lido, first-person singular preterite lidei, past participle lidado)

1. to deal with, to handle
2. to fight, to struggle

   Synonym: loitar

3. to bullfight

   Synonym: tourear

References

• “lidar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “lidar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “lidar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lidar” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “lidar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lidar, from Latin lītigāre (“to dispute”), present active infinitive of lītigō. Compare Spanish lidiar. Doublet of litigar, which was a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /li.ˈðaɾ/
• Hyphenation: li‧dar

Verb

lidar (first-person singular present indicative lido, past participle lidado)

1. to deal with, to handle

   Não sei como lidar com isso.

   I don't know how to handle it.

2. to fight, to struggle
3. to bullfight