as in sensor
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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The team behind the idea says that, if it were made, the device would become the most accurate dark matter detector yet.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Every detector has some noise from the random motion of electrons.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
The investigation revealed that over the course of four years, Charles McGuire was recording his tenant through a camera hidden in a smoke detector in the home, officials told WMUR.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
How Else Families Can Stay Safe Portable carbon monoxide detectors may be one of the simplest ways to protect your family while on the road.
—Natalie Discala, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Every detector has some noise from the random motion of electrons.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
The investigation revealed that over the course of four years, Charles McGuire was recording his tenant through a camera hidden in a smoke detector in the home, officials told WMUR.
—Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
How Else Families Can Stay Safe Portable carbon monoxide detectors may be one of the simplest ways to protect your family while on the road.
—Natalie Discala, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detector
sensor
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Like half-frame film cameras, the X Half shoots vertical frames, but records to an 18-megapixel sensor instead.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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Boeing did not tell airlines and pilots about a new software system, called MCAS, that could turn the plane’s nose down without input from pilots if a sensor detected that the plane might go into an aerodynamic stall.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detector. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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