Thesaurus: detection

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1. n. The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.
2. n. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
3. n. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
4. n. the detection that a signal is being received
5. n. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
6. The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.
7. The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed orhidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection offraud, forgery, or a plot.Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.
8. n:100 n. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists n. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something n. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator