Detection - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dɪˈtekʃn|  American pronunciation of the word detection
Brit.  |dɪˈtekʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word detection

noun

- the perception that something has occurred or some state exists (syn: sensing)
early detection can often lead to a cure
- the act of detecting something; catching sight of something (syn: catching, espial, spotting, spying)
- the detection that a signal is being received
- a police investigation to determine the perpetrator (syn: detecting)
detection is hard on the feet

Extra examples

I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long.

...my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen...

...recommends regular eye examinations for the early detection of such ocular diseases as glaucoma...

It seemed impossible he would escape detection.

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