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1. (n.) detector
a person or thing that detects.
2. detector
any of various devices for detecting and registering the presence of or a change in something.
3. detector
a device for detecting electric oscillations or waves.
4. detector
a device, as a crystal detector or a vacuum tube, that rectifies the alternating current in a radio receiver.
Etymology: (1535–45; < LL)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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
2. (noun) detector, demodulator
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
3. (noun) detector
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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1. (noun) detector
a device for sensing if sth is present
a metal/smoke detector
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) detector
one who, or that which, detects; a detecter
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. detector
A portable galvanometer, often of simple construction, used for rough or approximate work.
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