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 second subassembly is the NDD (Neutron Diamond Detector) spectrometer, where neutrons are recorded by over a dozen diamond detectors, according to a press release.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
That could change, as researchers are already working on plans for new, even bigger gravitational wave detectors that would be 10 times more sensitive.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The most accurate air-pollution detectors EPA’s stations are the most accurate detectors.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Regular and purposeful improvements have been a constant factor in the life of LIGO, which consists of two detectors in Washington and Louisiana that can now measure distortions in spacetime that are 1/10,000 the width of a proton, or 700 trillion times smaller than the width of a human hair.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists hope for better fortune the next time the detectors spot such a system.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
From Hertz's controversial AI vehicle scanners to hotel vape detectors, to airline pricing algorithms possibly jacking up fares, these systems operate in the shadows while your wallet takes a hit.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Or just smarter smoke alarms and radon detectors that also check for dozens of different contaminants.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The merging and jiggling sends ripples called gravitational waves cascading outward through the fabric of the universe and to detectors here on Earth.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
That could change, as researchers are already working on plans for new, even bigger gravitational wave detectors that would be 10 times more sensitive.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The most accurate air-pollution detectors EPA’s stations are the most accurate detectors.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Regular and purposeful improvements have been a constant factor in the life of LIGO, which consists of two detectors in Washington and Louisiana that can now measure distortions in spacetime that are 1/10,000 the width of a proton, or 700 trillion times smaller than the width of a human hair.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Scientists hope for better fortune the next time the detectors spot such a system.
—Chad Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
From Hertz's controversial AI vehicle scanners to hotel vape detectors, to airline pricing algorithms possibly jacking up fares, these systems operate in the shadows while your wallet takes a hit.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Or just smarter smoke alarms and radon detectors that also check for dozens of different contaminants.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The merging and jiggling sends ripples called gravitational waves cascading outward through the fabric of the universe and to detectors here on Earth.
—Matt Von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detectors
sensors
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Once deployed, the system rapidly determines where to search, how to configure its sensors, and how to respond when a submarine attempts evasive maneuvers such as zigzagging, going silent, or deploying decoys, the South China Morning Post reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The end of the app era is in sight as natural language interfaces, artificial intelligence and sensors.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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