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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Hotels are not always required to have carbon monoxide detectors, so packing your own ensures a safe stay.
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Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Each detector can detect a fire over 1,200 feet away from the line of sight and is designed to identify very small fires at their early stages when the flames are less than three to four feet.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
The neutrino travels through the network of detectors, setting off signals and emitting a bluish light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Additional safety measures, including weapon detectors and extra security personnel, were at the school the next day, WAFF reported.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ramona Saviss, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
Each detector can detect a fire over 1,200 feet away from the line of sight and is designed to identify very small fires at their early stages when the flames are less than three to four feet.
—Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 18 Feb. 2025
The neutrino travels through the network of detectors, setting off signals and emitting a bluish light.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Additional safety measures, including weapon detectors and extra security personnel, were at the school the next day, WAFF reported.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detector. Accessed 18 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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