Detector meaning

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

“detector” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: 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.

detector

noun

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
Synonymssensor sensing element
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
Synonymsdemodulator
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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