Detector
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
detector (plural detectors)
- A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
- Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.
Derived terms[edit]
- bat detector
- Canny edge detector
- currency detector
- detector bar
- detectorist
- detector van
- electron capture detector
- envelope detector
- Everhart-Thornley detector
- heat detector
- junction detector
- lie detector
- lightning detector
- lithium-drifted silicon detector
- metal detector
- motion detector
- peak detector
- radar detector
- sarcasm detector
- smoke detector
- time detector
- watchman's detector
- watchman's time detector
- window detector
Translations[edit]
device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English detector.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
detector m (plural detectors, diminutive detectortje n)
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: detektor
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)
- Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.
Noun[edit]
detector m (plural detectores)
- Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French détecteur.
Noun[edit]
detector n (plural detectoare)
Declension[edit]
Declension of detector
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) detector | detectorul | (niște) detectoare | detectoarele |
genitive/dative | (unui) detector | detectorului | (unor) detectoare | detectoarelor |
vocative | detectorule | detectoarelor |
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)
Noun[edit]
detector m (plural detectores)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “detector”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014