detector
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)detectors
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive mannerSynonyms: sensorsensing elementType of deviceKinds trace detector, metal detector, mine detector, capacitive sensor, photoelectric cell
- rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier waveSynonyms: demodulatorType of rectifierPart of radio receiver, receiving set
- electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivityType of electronic equipmentKinds scanner, crystal detectorPart of radio receiver, receiving set
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Noun detecting device
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: L., a revealer.
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. William Shakespeare
A deathbed's detector of the heart.— Edward Young
2. Specifically: (a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler. (b) Electricity A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current. (c) Electricity Any of various devices for detecting the presence of electric waves.
Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them. — Detector lock. See under Lock.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement