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Definition of Sensor
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
Definition of Sensor
1. a. Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.
Definition of Sensor
1. Noun. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sensor
1. a device that receives and responds to a stimulus [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sensor
1. A device designed to respond to physical stimuli such as temperature, light, magnetism, or movement, and transmit resulting impulses for interpretation, recording, movement, or operating control. Origin: see sense (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sensor
Literary usage of Sensor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Operation Desert Storm: Evaluation of the Air Campaign by Kwai-Cheung Chan (1998)
"Electro-optical systems exist as a sensor on munitions, such as the EO version
... EO-guided weapons carry a miniature TV sensor or camera in the nose that ..."
2. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"Further, radar system performance requires high-quality target templates and
empirical validation, in addition to HPC processing speed.39 sensor Platforms ..."
3. Psychology Applied to the Art of Teaching by Joseph Baldwin (1895)
"The sensor-nerves have their roots in the cerebral substance as the tree has its
... Self consciously feels the neural excitations of his sensor- ganglia ..."
4. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl R. Schneider (1997)
"The sensor uses three NIR wavelengths and a maximum likelihood classifier ...
The sensor was trained on 29 different soils that varied in soil texture and ..."
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