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
In the ongoing conversation about Jefferson County Public Schools' financial mess, the purchase of weapon detectors two years ago has been repeatedly pointed to as proof that while overspending occurred, money was also spent on worthwhile investments.
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Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Hassan envisions more precise diagnostics, novel drug discovery techniques, and ultrasensitive detectors for environmental monitoring.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
One particular problem was the relatively low resolution available from a mass spectrometer on Cassini called the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA), which parsed the chemical composition of puffs of dust from ice grains striking its detectors each time the spacecraft swooped through a plume.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Student board members Hannah Nguyen and Ava Dakash voiced concerns over exposing younger students to the reality of weapons detectors and urged extra care in how students and staff are taught to use the system.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The two-part Recco system equips participating SAR teams with electronic detectors that send out radar signals meant to bounce off the victim's reflector to help identify their location for speedier rescue.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Nahum suggested surrounding the body with electromagnetic detectors to detect energy (or a soul) escaping, though the study was never conducted.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
On the premises there are also 24-hour CCTV cameras with four separate monitoring stations (one on site, three external), intruder alarms and flood detectors installed in the floors, ceilings and walls.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Unlike the first event, there’s so much more to learn from this one, showcasing just how far gravitational wave astronomy, driven by these world-class detectors, has come in such a short time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Hassan envisions more precise diagnostics, novel drug discovery techniques, and ultrasensitive detectors for environmental monitoring.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2025
One particular problem was the relatively low resolution available from a mass spectrometer on Cassini called the Cosmic Dust Analyzer (CDA), which parsed the chemical composition of puffs of dust from ice grains striking its detectors each time the spacecraft swooped through a plume.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Student board members Hannah Nguyen and Ava Dakash voiced concerns over exposing younger students to the reality of weapons detectors and urged extra care in how students and staff are taught to use the system.
—Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
The two-part Recco system equips participating SAR teams with electronic detectors that send out radar signals meant to bounce off the victim's reflector to help identify their location for speedier rescue.
—New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
Nahum suggested surrounding the body with electromagnetic detectors to detect energy (or a soul) escaping, though the study was never conducted.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
On the premises there are also 24-hour CCTV cameras with four separate monitoring stations (one on site, three external), intruder alarms and flood detectors installed in the floors, ceilings and walls.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Unlike the first event, there’s so much more to learn from this one, showcasing just how far gravitational wave astronomy, driven by these world-class detectors, has come in such a short time.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detectors
sensors
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The scalability and performance of quantum networks are greatly improved by this parallelization, bringing us one step closer to real-world quantum communication systems that can connect quantum computers and sensors all over the world.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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The similarities extend to the mice’s sensors, as well.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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