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  1. detector:


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Detailed Synonyms for detector in English

detector:

detector [the ~] noun

  1. the detector
    the detector
  2. the detector
    – 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 1
    the sensor; the detector; the 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 1
  3. the detector
    – electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity 1
    the detector
    – electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity 1
  4. the detector
    – rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave 1
    the detector; the demodulator
    – rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave 1

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Related Definitions for "detector":

  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 manner1
  2. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity1
  3. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave1

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