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Detector

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Noun

1. detector, sensing element, sensor

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

2. demodulator, detector

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

3. detector

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

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Detector

see synonyms of detector
noun
1. 
a person or thing that detects
2. 
any mechanical sensing device
3. electronics
a device used in the detection of radio signals

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Detector

see synonyms of detector
noun
1. 
a person or thing that detects
2. 
an apparatus or device for indicating the presence of something, as electric waves
3. 
demodulator

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Detector

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n.
One that detects, especially a mechanical, electrical, or chemical device that automatically identifies and records or registers a stimulus, such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electric signal, or radiation from a radioactive material.

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