Synonyms of detectors

detectors

noun

plural of detector

as in sensors

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

a motion detector to thwart burglaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sensors
• alarms
• triggers
• eyes
• photoelectric cells
• electric eyes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of detectors

Driving his son’s final path himself, Urrutia was convinced that if the wrong-way detectors had been working that night, his son would still be alive. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Russian scientists collected spent artillery shells from World War II to source the huge amounts of brass needed for one of the particle detectors. — Lisa Song, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Cat urine may not be detectable by detectors with longer wavelengths, though dog urine should show up just fine. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

One of these standout features is a pair of secondary electron detectors that can simultaneously image the top and bottom surfaces of a sample in atomic detail. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

For optical networking, the primary constraint is indium phosphide, a specialty semiconductor that’s used to make the lasers that generate the light and the detectors that detect the light on either end of the fiber optic cable. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

The company’s technology – detectors placed every 50 square miles – can identify which lightning strikes are of the long continuing current kind, and therefore, most likely to cause a fire. — Elizabeth MacBride, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

There are no circumstances in which both detectors will click at the same time. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026

On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble. — ABC News, 19 July 2026