microwave radar vs radar

microwave radar and radar both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
microwave radar	Yes	No	No	No
radar	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, microwave radar and radar are synonyms defined as:

microwave radar and radar: measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects

Other synonyms of microwave radar include radio detection and ranging, radiolocation.

microwave radar (noun)	radar (noun)
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects	measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects