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 Definitions of Sensor  [ˈsɛn sɔr, -sər]  

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Definition of 'Sensor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sensor
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.

Etymology:  (1925–30)

Definition of 'Sensor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) detector, sensor, sensing element
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


Definition of 'Sensor' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) sensor
a device that can detect light, heat, sound, etc.
an image sensor


Definition of 'Sensor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Sensor
sensory; as, the sensor nerves



'Sensor' - Nearby Entries  

sensitizer  sensitizing  sensitometer  sensor  sensorial  sensorimotor  sensorimotor area  



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