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Meanings of detector in English

Portuguese
sensor
Catalan
sensor
Spanish
sensor

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.

        sensor

        Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave.

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              Examples for "sensor"
              Examples for "sensor"
              1
              In any case, I doubt a sensor would work for a possessed.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              2
              In addition, β4 decreases the apparent number of charges per voltage sensor.
              Pubmed
              3
              Patients and methods: Twenty-four-hour dual-sensor pH tracings of 32 patients were reviewed.
              Pubmed
              4
              The company has been testing the sensor system on its production line.
              Wired
              5
              Results: E-Skin sensor outputs showed a persistently repeating pattern for each movement.
              Pubmed
              1
              Then into lead-lined testing cells, where each opened his face-plate briefly to a sensing element.
              Masters of Space
              Usage of detector in English
              1
              He and I carried the detector to the length of the hall.
              Wandl the Invader
              2
              LHCb, another large detector, will focus on exploring the nature of anti-matter.
              BBC
              3
              Then he walked back through the metal detector for a second time.
              Huck: the remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a f...
              4
              Building and installing a new detector like this is a big challenge.
              The Guardian
              5
              Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie-detector.
              Travels With My Aunt
              6
              Their bs detector is better than any spam filter you've ever seen.
              Crush it!: why now is the time to cash in on your passion
              7
              This method is based on capillary gas chromatography using a thermionic detector.
              Pubmed
              8
              In effect, the entire polyp structure had become an electronic warfare detector.
              The Neutronium Alchemist
              9
              Parathion was analysed by means of gas chromatography with a N-P detector.
              Pubmed
              10
              Two bored young men stood by the scanner and the metal detector.
              A week in december
              11
              I could have asked the FBI to give me a lie-detector test.
              The sailcloth shroud
              12
              But we have only been operating the detector for a month now.
              Wired
              13
              As Arnold adjusted the new detector, the hand began to move slowly.
              The Romance of Elaine / Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
              14
              He walked right into your lab while you were calibrating your detector.
              More Than Human
              15
              Three ultraviolet wavelengths were used for detection with a diode array detector.
              Pubmed
              16
              The vertex detector is a vital and complex component of the experiment.
              The Guardian
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              Translations for detector
              Portuguese
              sensor
              Spanish
              sensor
              Detector through the time
              Detector across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common