as in detectors
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 sensors
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.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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
With their wireless probe, equipped with five sensors, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the focus shifts from time to temperature.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Both watches are loaded with sensors and fitness features, including heart rate tracking, blood oxygen monitoring (which has finally returned to the Apple Watch), ECG with irregular heart rhythm notification, sleep tracking with sleep apnea notification, and temperature tracking.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
According to the report, the agency’s sensors could be supplemented with crowdsourced data from apps; one example is Enigma, which uses algorithms to rate the credibility of people’s sightings and triangulate objects using video recordings.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
But on the planet’s surface, humanity’s sensors are everywhere.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The findings collected from data sensors across the Sierra reinforced what was observed by the Department of Water Resources’ first survey of the water year at Phillips Station in El Dorado County.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
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
With their wireless probe, equipped with five sensors, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, the focus shifts from time to temperature.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Both watches are loaded with sensors and fitness features, including heart rate tracking, blood oxygen monitoring (which has finally returned to the Apple Watch), ECG with irregular heart rhythm notification, sleep tracking with sleep apnea notification, and temperature tracking.
—PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
According to the report, the agency’s sensors could be supplemented with crowdsourced data from apps; one example is Enigma, which uses algorithms to rate the credibility of people’s sightings and triangulate objects using video recordings.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
But on the planet’s surface, humanity’s sensors are everywhere.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based sensors.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
The findings collected from data sensors across the Sierra reinforced what was observed by the Department of Water Resources’ first survey of the water year at Phillips Station in El Dorado County.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensors
detectors
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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.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Sensors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensors. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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