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detector

/dɪtˈɛktɝ/noun3 syllables

Detector means: 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.

Synonyms for detector3

noun, as in 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

sensor, sensing element

noun, as in rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

demodulator

What does detector mean?3

noun

1

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

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

3

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with detector?15

two syllables

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Detector in a sentence

  • If you don't believe me, give me a lie-detector test.OsoHombre
  • The results of a lie detector test are inadmissible in court.darinmex
  • Have you ever taken a lie detector test?CK
  • A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.darinmex
  • Her chastity belt set off the metal detector at the airport.Hybrid
  • Dan insisted on taking a lie detector test.Amastan
  • I want to buy a really good smoke detector.CK
  • You need to purchase a new battery for the smoke detector.Eccles17

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of detector

as a noun

plural
detectors