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detector
 
Noun detector has 3 senses
  1. detector, sensor, sensing element - 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
    --1 is a kind of device
    --1 has particulars:
     metal detector; mine detector; photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye; trace detector
    Derived form: verb detect1
  2. detector, demodulator - rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
    --2 is a kind of rectifier
    --2 is a part of
     radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless
  3. detector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
    --3 is a kind of     electronic equipment
    --3 is a part of
     radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless
     --3 has particulars: crystal detector; scanner, electronic scanner
    Derived form: verb detect1
detecting antonym detection detective detective agency detective novel detective story detective work detectives detector detectors detects deteirot detekti detent detente detenting detention

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