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sensor

/sˈɛnsɝ/noun2 syllables

Sensor 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 sensor2

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

detector, sensing element

What does sensor mean?1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sensor?4

two syllables

spencertensordenser

three syllables

dispenser
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Sensor in a sentence

  • The lambda sensor is on the fritz again.unknown
  • Sensor-packed robots are changing how movies and commercials are made.Cangarejo
  • There is at least one motion sensor in every room of the building.Amastan
  • Flavio need to fix a broken camera sensor.Amastan
  • Have you considered a motion-sensor faucet for hygiene?Amastan
  • You should consider a sensor-activated faucet for energy savings.Amastan
  • As soon as Lorenzo stepped in, the motion-sensor lights turned on.Amastan
  • There's a motion sensor in the corner.orcrist

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

Forms of sensor

as a noun

plural
sensors