as in detector
a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
the cat accidentally triggered the motion sensor, which set off the alarm
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Recent Examples of sensor
At the heart is an iPhone camera sensor powered by an A-series chip.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 June 2025
Checkley advises buying a thermostat with a humidity sensor, called a hygrometer, to track the level.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
Waymo is a company under the Alphabet (Google) umbrella that is developing driverless vehicle technology using cameras, radar and lidar sensors, and advanced computer systems.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The modern connected patient isn’t the one wearing the most sensors.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 16 June 2025
Checkley advises buying a thermostat with a humidity sensor, called a hygrometer, to track the level.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 12 June 2025
Waymo is a company under the Alphabet (Google) umbrella that is developing driverless vehicle technology using cameras, radar and lidar sensors, and advanced computer systems.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
The modern connected patient isn’t the one wearing the most sensors.
—Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensor
detector
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But a single detector has 4,000 pixels, and the camera has 189 CCD detectors tracking the sky.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 June 2025
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To distinguish brain UPEs from background levels of photons in the room, the team also set up separate UPE detectors facing away from the participants.—
Conor Feehly,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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“Sensor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensor. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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