Detect - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈtekt|  American pronunciation of the word detect
Brit.  |dɪˈtekt|  British pronunciation of the word detect

verb

- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (syn: discover, find, notice, observe)
She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water

Extra examples

The test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood.

This type of cancer is difficult to detect in its early stages.

I can detect signs of improvement in your thinking.

Only a trained eye could detect such small faults in the lettering.

I detected agitation in his voice.

I could detect no trace of forgiveness in her eyes.

She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water

The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.

The instruments are used to detect volcanic activity on the island.

Fish are able to detect even slight disturbances in the water.

The telescope can detect light emitted by distant galaxies.

...alternative medical treatments that rely on the practitioner's ability to detect a patient's aura...

The company makes devices to detect carbon monoxide.

The ship's sonar can detect the presence of solid objects in the water.

These dogs are trained to detect drugs.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: detect
he/she/it: detects
present participle: detecting
past tense: detected
past participle: detected
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