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detector

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. detector (noun)
  2. detector bar (noun)
  3. detector car (noun)
  4. crystal detector (noun)
  5. ground detector (noun)
  6. lie detector (noun)
  7. mine detector (noun)
  8. slide detector fence (noun)
  9. smoke detector (noun)
  10. watermark detector (noun)

de·tec·tor

noun \di-ˈtek-tər\

Definition of DETECTOR

: one that detects: as a : a device for detecting the presence of electromagnetic waves or of radioactivity b : a rectifier of high-frequency current used especially for extracting the intelligence from a radio signal
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Examples of DETECTOR

  1. using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
  2. <a motion detector to thwart burglaries>

First Known Use of DETECTOR

1541

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Rhymes with DETECTOR

bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, director, dissector, effector, ejector, elector, erector, infector, injector, inspector, neglecter, objector, perfecter, projector, prosector, prospector, protector, reflector, selector, trisector

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