as in sensor
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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Recent Examples of detector
Guests are subject to a metal-detector screening, visual inspection and bag inspection.
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Smoke alarms have detectors that sense small particles in the air, and the alarm triggers when a certain amount of particles is reached.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Given how poor most AI detection tools are, this is plenty plausible; and if AI detectors aren’t used, accusations often come down to a hunch.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
Think of it less like a smoke detector and more like a living radar.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Smoke alarms have detectors that sense small particles in the air, and the alarm triggers when a certain amount of particles is reached.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Given how poor most AI detection tools are, this is plenty plausible; and if AI detectors aren’t used, accusations often come down to a hunch.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2025
Think of it less like a smoke detector and more like a living radar.
—Daniel Fusch, Ascend Agency, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for detector
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detector
sensor
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Humans outperform robots in accuracy The researchers compared human performance with that of a robotic tactile sensor trained using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) algorithm.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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In both of the deadly crashes, that software pitched the nose of the plane down repeatedly based on faulty readings from a single sensor, and pilots flying for Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines were unable to regain control.—
Jamie Stengle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detector. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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