detector

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/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

failed, good, gravitational, inadmissible, professional

The failed detector at the airport caused a two-hour security delay yesterday morning.

VERB + DETECTOR

lie, smoke, take, taken, taking, using

The security guard was using a metal detector to check all the bags at the entrance.

DETECTOR + NOUN

airport, fact, something

The airport detector went off when she walked through security with her keys still in her pocket.

PREP.

from, in, off, through

The security guard walked through the metal detector at the airport entrance.

ADV.

really

The smoke detector in the kitchen is really sensitive and goes off whenever we cook.

Definitions

noun

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.

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pr

sensor

noun — rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

demodulator

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.

Wiktionary

My neighbor found a cache of ancient Roman coins using his metal detector.

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The results of a lie detector test are inadmissible in court.

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The only metal that a metal detector can detect is the metal in another metal detector. That fact was instrumental in my parents' meeting.

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The script Tatoeba needs the most is the native speaker detector.

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Have you ever taken a lie detector test?

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