English Explanatory Dictionary

detector

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
  2. An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
  3. A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-detector.wav

Word forms

detector detectors

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētēctor. Equals detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix).

Derived words

autodetector bat detector biodetector Canny edge detector CO detector cryodetector currency detector detector bar detectorism detectorist detectorless detector van duct detector electron capture detector envelope detector Everhart-Thornley detector fluorodetector geodetector heat detector junction detector lie detector lightning detector lithium-drifted silicon detector metal detector microdetector motion detector multidetector peak detector photodetector radar detector radiodetector sarcasm detector smoke detector subdetector time detector watchman's detector watchman's time detector window detector

Translations

Belarusian: дэтэ́ктар Bulgarian: дете́ктор Chinese Mandarin: 檢測儀 /检测仪 Czech: detektor Danish: detektor Finnish: ilmaisin Finnish: tunnistin French: détecteur German: Detektor Greek: ανιχνευτής Hebrew: גלאי Hindi: डिटेक्टर Indonesian: detektor Irish: brathadóir Malay: pengesan Māori: paerongo Māori: pūoko Norwegian Bokmål: detektor Norwegian Nynorsk: detektor Polish: wykrywacz Polish: detektor Portuguese: detetor Portuguese: detector Romanian: detector Russian: дете́ктор Swedish: detektor Tagalog: paniktik Ukrainian: дете́ктор
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