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
For the project, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) provided personnel, expertise, and 10 million lbs of steel for the underground detectors.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
In July 2023, daredevil physicists outfitted a high-altitude NASA plane with gamma-ray detectors and flew it straight over the core of some of the most ferocious storms on the planet — tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Just one second after the officer's back is fully turned, Allen can be seen charging from the room and through one of the standing detectors with a weapon in his hands.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The detectors were right outside the event hall and where the bathrooms for the event were located, and the assailant was taken to the ground about 10 to 15 feet beyond them, attendees said.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
All short-term rentals would be required to meet applicable building, fire, and health codes, including working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and safe structural components.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
People entering the visitors' galleries to watch floor debates must go through a second set of detectors.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
That will be paired with an array of 18 individual detectors, each capable of capturing 4096 x 4096 pixels.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
At an event yesterday at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead—formerly the Homestake gold mine—project leaders and government supporters gathered to sign the first steel beam to be sent underground, beginning the construction of the facility’s detectors.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 May 2026
In July 2023, daredevil physicists outfitted a high-altitude NASA plane with gamma-ray detectors and flew it straight over the core of some of the most ferocious storms on the planet — tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Just one second after the officer's back is fully turned, Allen can be seen charging from the room and through one of the standing detectors with a weapon in his hands.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The detectors were right outside the event hall and where the bathrooms for the event were located, and the assailant was taken to the ground about 10 to 15 feet beyond them, attendees said.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
All short-term rentals would be required to meet applicable building, fire, and health codes, including working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and safe structural components.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
People entering the visitors' galleries to watch floor debates must go through a second set of detectors.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
That will be paired with an array of 18 individual detectors, each capable of capturing 4096 x 4096 pixels.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detectors
sensors
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Researchers are also expanding the system by integrating additional sensors and electrodes to increase the complexity and capability of the neural interface.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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The documents include more than 20 video files showing unidentified objects captured by military sensors in locations from Syria and Japan to North America.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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