definitions
  • synonyms

microdetector

[ mahy-kroh-di-tek-ter ]
/ ˈmaɪ kroʊ dɪˌtɛk tər /

noun

an instrument measuring small quantities or changes.
Electricity. an extremely sensitive galvanometer.

Nearby words

microcytic anemia, microcytosis, microdactyly, microdensitometer, microdermabrasion, microdetector, microdissection, microdistillation, microdont, microdontia, microdot

Origin of microdetector

micro- + detector
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for microdetector

microdetector

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊdɪˈtɛktə) /

noun

any instrument for measuring small quantities or detecting small effects, esp a sensitive galvanometer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012