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

However, the detectors can operate anywhere with enough electricity to run their cooling equipment. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026

High-tech elements—motion-detectors, geothermal heat pumps, space-age insulation and the like—complement the old-school practices. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Finding future signals of the sort will require upgrades to the sensitivity of detectors like LIGO. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

These detectors are handheld, and some models even plug into your car charger. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Other alleged violations — which total 23 in all — range from not having any smoke or carbon monoxide detectors throughout the property to failing to maintain the building in a structurally safe and stable condition. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

The New York Times previously reported that the Secret Service plans to spend $220 million to protect the ballroom, including the installation of bulletproof glass, drone detection technology, and other threat filters and detectors. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Fortunately, one of the most sensitive detectors ever constructed was buried there to catch that fleeting glow and record the neutrinos’ ghostly presence. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026

The 1970s saw electronic detectors take over for photographic plates, increasing the detector sensitivity by an order of magnitude. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026