English Explanatory Dictionary

detection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
  2. Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
  3. The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-detection.wav /dɪˈtek.ʃən/

Word forms

detection detections

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.

Synonyms

demodulation accusation

Derived words

antidetection autodetection biodetection Canny edge detection chemodetection codetection collision detection detection comb detection dog immunodetection lie detection microdetection misdetection multidetection non-detection nondetection nuclear hydrogen detection meter overdetection photodetection radiodetection redetection serodetection subdetection thermodetection underdetection
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