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
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Since then, along with its fellow detectors Virgo and KAGRA, LIGO has detected gravitational waves from many mergers between pairs of black holes, pairs of ultra-dense neutron stars — and even mixed mergers between a black hole and a neutron star.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Implement An 'Authenticity Shield' Shift from guessing games with AI detectors to machine-readable proof of origin.
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The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026
Merchant's latest detector, the Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II, costs about $800.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 June 2026
Implement An 'Authenticity Shield' Shift from guessing games with AI detectors to machine-readable proof of origin.
—Uri Samet, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The chemical is believed to work in a number of ways—jamming smell detectors so that mosquitoes cannot recognize a human or animal target, conferring a bitter taste that mosquitoes detect on their feet, or mimicking the smell of natural mosquito-repelling plants.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 May 2026
Merchant's latest detector, the Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II, costs about $800.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detector. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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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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