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Definition of Detector
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Metal Detector, Mine Detector, Electric Eye, Magic Eye, Photocell, Photoconductive Cell, Photoelectric Cell, Trace Detector
Derivative terms: Detect, Sense
2. Noun. Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave.
Group relationships: Radio, Radio Receiver, Radio Set, Receiving Set, Tuner, Wireless
Generic synonyms: Rectifier
Derivative terms: Demodulate
3. Noun. Electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity.
Generic synonyms: Electronic Equipment
Group relationships: Radio, Radio Receiver, Radio Set, Receiving Set, Tuner, Wireless
Derivative terms: Detect
Definition of Detector
1. n. One who, or that which, detects; a detecter.
2. n. An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
Definition of Detector
1. Noun. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Detector
1. one that detects [n -S] - See also: detects
Medical Definition of Detector
1. One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. "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 lk. See Lock. Origin: L, a revealer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Detector
Literary usage of Detector
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In this case the detector is best placed so that its plane is at right angles
... The sparks instead of vanishing when the detector is at the far end of the ..."
2. Principles of Wireless Telegraphy by George Washington Pierce (1910)
"An example of a simple form of receiving circuit, with the detector connected in
the antenna, is shown at MDG of Fig. 134. A local circuit TED, ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1896)
"The screening action of thin cylinders of metal for the discharge may be immediately
shown by placing them between the solenoid and detector needle. ..."
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