detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər 
Examples of detector in a Sentence
using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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Change is often gradual, providing early detectors time to adapt and, for some, to capture opportunity.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Gases in the cave had to be monitored by detectors to make sure the air was safe to breathe.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
One of its two detectors, named ARCA, was only operating at about 10 percent capacity when its sensors picked up the particle.
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In the meantime, the construction of the two detectors is continuing.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Gases in the cave had to be monitored by detectors to make sure the air was safe to breathe.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
One of its two detectors, named ARCA, was only operating at about 10 percent capacity when its sensors picked up the particle.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, the construction of the two detectors is continuing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detector. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
1
: one that detects or warns
a smoke detector
2
: a device in a radio receiver for changing the high-frequency current of radio waves into current that can vibrate a loudspeaker to reproduce the original sound
Medical Definition
detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
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