English dictionary

detector

/d/I/'t/E/kt/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

noun.artifact

Synonyms sensing element sensor

Source: WordNet 3.0
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

noun.artifact

Synonyms demodulator

Source: WordNet 3.0
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter.

noun

Source: webster1913
An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.

noun

Source: webster1913