Thesaurus: detector

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1. n. One who, or that which, detects; a detecter.
2. n. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
3. n. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
4. n. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
5. One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. Shak. A deathbed's detector of the heart. Young. Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them. -- Detector l. See under Lock.
6. One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. Shak.A deathbed's detector of the heart. Young.Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description of genuineand counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons todiscriminate between them.-- Detector l. See under Lock.
7. n:100 n. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner n. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave n. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity