as in detector
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
the cat accidentally triggered the motion sensor, which set off the alarm
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The touch bezel makes scrolling through apps a breeze, and the sleep and health tracking features are pretty impressive especially the skin temperature sensor.
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
The Imaging & Sensing Solutions unit, which supplies camera sensors for smartphones, was essentially flat at $3.25 billion, with a slight dip in operating income to $632.8 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Most of the sensors worn during your nighttime sleep study remain in place for the daytime study.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Pelonis 40-Inch Oscillating Tower Fan for $70: This fan is quite wobbly on carpet and has a cheap-feeling remote that must be pointed exactly at the fan’s sensor to operate.
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 14 Feb. 2025
The Imaging & Sensing Solutions unit, which supplies camera sensors for smartphones, was essentially flat at $3.25 billion, with a slight dip in operating income to $632.8 million.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
Most of the sensors worn during your nighttime sleep study remain in place for the daytime study.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Pelonis 40-Inch Oscillating Tower Fan for $70: This fan is quite wobbly on carpet and has a cheap-feeling remote that must be pointed exactly at the fan’s sensor to operate.
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Sensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensor. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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