detector

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun 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 rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
  3. noun electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētēctor. Equals detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

sensor, sensing element

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
device
Narrower (hyponyms)
photoelectric cell, metal detector, mine detector, trace detector

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