Synonyms of detector

detector

noun

di-ˈtek-tər 

as in sensor

a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal

a motion detector to thwart burglaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensor
• alarm
• trigger
• eye
• photoelectric cell
• electric eye

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detector

These neutrinos would be so energetic that to capture an appreciable number of them, and to contain the ones that were captured, the detector would have to be huge, even by neutrino detector standards. — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Halzen had the idea to turn the vast Antarctic ice into such a detector. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Microsoft also watermarks its AI audio, video, and image outputs, while Meta has its own AI image detector. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026

Gravitational waves are a relatively new area of astronomy, using detectors spread across a wide area, like on a continent or in space, to identify ripples in the fabric of space-time generated by cataclysmic events in the distant cosmos. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing detector

• lie detector