Detection meaning

What does “detection” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“detection” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the perception that something has occurred or some state exists.

detection

noun

  1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

    “early detection can often lead to a cure”

    Synonymssensing
  2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

  3. the detection that a signal is being received

  4. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

    “detection is hard on the feet”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University