bobbing

[ bob-ing ]

noun

, Radar.

1. the effect on a radarscope of the fluctuation of a radar echo because of alternating interference and reinforcement of the reflected waves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bobbing¹

bob ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The living room was bobbing with armchairs, sneakers and pillows.

From Los Angeles Times

I got petroleum, a card with the silhouette of a pumpjack, like those bobbing in the Inglewood Oil Field not far from our office.

From Los Angeles Times

Liam's prediction: Forest are going to be bobbing around the relegation zone again and I fancy an away win here.

From BBC

They deliberately designed the outdoors for entertaining, with a huge welcoming table off the kitchen and bobbing solar lanterns in the clear inviting pool.

From Los Angeles Times

It's a quirk of biology that even healthy cells routinely decorate their outer membranes with small chunks of the proteins they have bobbing in their cytoplasm -- an outward display that reflects their inner style.

From Science Daily