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detector

[ dih-tek-ter ]
/ dɪˈtɛk tər /
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noun
a person or thing that detects.
a device for detecting smoke, fire, or some other hazardous condition.
a device for detecting the presence of metal, contraband, or other items that might be hidden or concealed.
Telecommunications.
  1. a device for detecting electric oscillations or waves.
  2. a device, as a crystal detector or a vacuum tube, that rectifies the alternating current in a radio receiver.
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Origin of detector

1535–45; <Late Latin dētēctor revealer, equivalent to Latin dēteg(ere) to uncover, reveal (see detect) + -tor-tor
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British Dictionary definitions for detector

detector
/ (dɪˈtɛktə) /

noun
a person or thing that detects
any mechanical sensing device
electronics a device used in the detection of radio signals
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