as in sensors
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 detectors
The underlying principle is the same one that’s at play in the modern LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA detectors, but with a much smaller-scale set of experiments.
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Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
In this latest study, Parise simulated a grid of these detectors spread across visual and auditory space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
For more reliable verification, try using reverse image search tools like Google Images or TinEye to trace origins, or use specialized AI image detectors like TruthScan, which scans for artificial generation artifacts with high precision.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 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
Mercury telluride is quite expensive to produce and is mostly used in military detectors, Astakhov says.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
To protect your home and family, install carbon monoxide detectors near the kitchen, in all sleeping areas, and on every level of the house.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The products were sold between 2019 and 2021 and included faulty carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children’s sleepwear violating federal flammability standards.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025
In this latest study, Parise simulated a grid of these detectors spread across visual and auditory space.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
For more reliable verification, try using reverse image search tools like Google Images or TinEye to trace origins, or use specialized AI image detectors like TruthScan, which scans for artificial generation artifacts with high precision.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 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
Mercury telluride is quite expensive to produce and is mostly used in military detectors, Astakhov says.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2025
To protect your home and family, install carbon monoxide detectors near the kitchen, in all sleeping areas, and on every level of the house.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The products were sold between 2019 and 2021 and included faulty carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children’s sleepwear violating federal flammability standards.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detectors
sensors
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The drone can carry different mission modules, including sensors, and possibly even munitions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The heart rate monitor typically comes in the form of electronic sensors that need to be held by the user for a few seconds to view the heart rate on the display.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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