detector

[ dih-tek-ter ]

/ dɪˈtɛk tər /

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noun

a person or thing that detects.

a device for detecting smoke, fire, or some other hazardous condition.

a device for detecting the presence of metal, contraband, or other items that might be hidden or concealed.

Telecommunications.

a device for detecting electric oscillations or waves.
a device, as a crystal detector or a vacuum tube, that rectifies the alternating current in a radio receiver.

Origin of detector

1535–45; <Late Latin dētēctor revealer, equivalent to Latin dēteg(ere) to uncover, reveal (see detect) + -tor-tor

Words nearby detector

detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, détente, detention, detention camp

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Example sentences from the Web for detector

In the morning, I open the detector, and there is the dial that tells if he has done his duty.
Fighting the Sea|Edward A. Rand
The captain sends an officer below to the detector and changes the course of the ship.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
But of course they didn't have our detector screens nor our armament.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith
I am shaved by one every morning, after slipping the coppers into a County Council "detector," which gives no change.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 23rd, 1893|Various

The static—from the discharge—would tear—our detector—to pieces.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train

British Dictionary definitions for detector

detector

/ (dɪˈtɛktə) /

noun

a person or thing that detects

any mechanical sensing device

electronics a device used in the detection of radio signals

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单词	detector
释义	detector [ dih-tek-ter ] / dɪˈtɛk tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR detector ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that detects. a device for detecting smoke, fire, or some other hazardous condition. a device for detecting the presence of metal, contraband, or other items that might be hidden or concealed. Telecommunications. a device for detecting electric oscillations or waves. a device, as a crystal detector or a vacuum tube, that rectifies the alternating current in a radio receiver. Origin of detector 1535–45; <Late Latin dētēctor revealer, equivalent to Latin dēteg(ere) to uncover, reveal (see detect) + -tor-tor Words nearby detector detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent, détente, detention, detention camp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for detector In the morning, I open the detector, and there is the dial that tells if he has done his duty. Fighting the Sea\|Edward A. Rand The captain sends an officer below to the detector and changes the course of the ship. Our Navy in the War\|Lawrence Perry But of course they didn't have our detector screens nor our armament. Triplanetary\|Edward Elmer Smith I am shaved by one every morning, after slipping the coppers into a County Council "detector," which gives no change. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 23rd, 1893\|Various The static—from the discharge—would tear—our detector—to pieces. The Man Who Rocked the Earth\|Arthur Train British Dictionary definitions for detector detector / (dɪˈtɛktə) / noun a person or thing that detects any mechanical sensing device electronics a device used in the detection of radio signals Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to detector radar, pointer, locater, spotter, discoverer, warner, revealer
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detector

noun

Origin of detector

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Example sentences from the Web for detector

British Dictionary definitions for detector

noun

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