This is the 5996th most frequent Dutch word.
radar
A system for detecting objects, measuring their distance, and tracking their movement using radio waves.
Here, 'radar' is used as a technical device for detecting elements at a distance.
De radar op het schip detecteert naderende stormen.
The radar on the ship detects approaching storms.
In this sentence, 'radar' is used figuratively to represent awareness or perception.
Zijn vernieuwende ideeën kwamen pas later op mijn radar.
His innovative ideas only came to my radar later.
In this context, 'radar' is again used as an actual device but with a spatial limitation indicated.