detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər 
Examples of detector in a Sentence
using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
Recent Examples on the Web
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) might get weapons detectors this year, per an MCPS official.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Researchers could save time by comparing results from similar experiments using detectors based on argon or germanium.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
First among those is the fact that even with 99.9 percent accuracy, the watermark detector would still be wrong some of the time, considering how often ChatGPT is used.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
Another important pre-move-in step is to make sure all of the detectors — smoke, carbon monoxide and radon — are operational.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Researchers could save time by comparing results from similar experiments using detectors based on argon or germanium.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
First among those is the fact that even with 99.9 percent accuracy, the watermark detector would still be wrong some of the time, considering how often ChatGPT is used.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2024
Another important pre-move-in step is to make sure all of the detectors — smoke, carbon monoxide and radon — are operational.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
1
: one that detects or warns
a smoke detector
2
: a device in a radio receiver for changing the high-frequency current of radio waves into current that can vibrate a loudspeaker to reproduce the original sound
Medical Definition
detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
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