sensor
noun
ˈsen(t)-sər\
Definition of sensor
1 : a device that responds to a physical stimulus (such as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control)
2 : sense organ
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On April 19th, Marine F-35B fighters from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211—the same squadron that last month conducted the F-35’s first combat mission—located targets on the ground using their aircraft sensors. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "F-35, Ground Rocket Launcher Team Up to Destroy Target with Pinpoint Accuracy," 8 Oct. 2018 Although the Mavic 2 Pro has 20-megapixel images, the Zoom takes good advantage of its 12-megapixel sensor with a new mode called super-resolution. — Vjeran Pavic, The Verge, "DJI’s Mavic 2 Pro and Zoom take drone photography to new heights," 6 Sep. 2018 When its sensors are clogged with repellent, a mosquito is fooled into looking elsewhere for its blood meal. — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Only female mosquitoes bother us (and other facts about the insects Alaskans love to hate)," 7 July 2018 In September, the company announced a partnership that placed its sensors into self-driving cars being used at the Toyota Research Institute. — Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Former Fitbit, Apple executives join Orlando autonomous car tech company," 28 June 2018 Their sensors record all the materials used in each area of the farm, and send the data to farmer’s P&L, which runs on the Syngenta’s FMS software. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, "This Agriculture Giant Is Bringing in the Drones to Modernize Farming From Cornfields to Vineyards," 19 June 2018 Seismologists in Chile also shared on social media that their sensors also detected an artificial temblor, according to USA Today. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "So Shook: Earthquake Sensors Set Off by Thrilled World Cup Fans After Mexico's Victory," 18 June 2018 The biggest player in this space, Velodyne (which made the first lidar specifically for driving in 2005), sells its most capable sensor for $75,000. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Volvo Finds the Lidar Its Needs to Build Self-Driving Cars," 14 June 2018 The scene will certainly trigger your exposition sensors in the moment, but without it, the ending would make very little sense! — Yohana Desta, HWD, "Let’s Talk about Hereditary’s Insane Ending," 8 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sensor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sensor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sensor
: a device that detects or senses heat, light, sound, motion, etc., and then reacts to it in a particular way
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sensor
noun
ˈsen(t)-sər
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Medical Definition of sensor
: a device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control) also : sense organ
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