Detector - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈtektər|
Brit.
|dɪˈtektə|
noun
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner (syn: sensor)
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
Extra examples
...a motion detector to thwart burglaries...
Detector is one that finds out what another desires to hide.
A motion detector can sense movement.
...a light actuated by a motion detector...
The murder suspect failed a lie detector test.
...hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery...
The first line of defence is a smoke detector.
It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.
Word forms
noun
singular: detector
plural: detectors
singular: detector
plural: detectors
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