Synonyms for detector
dɪˈtɛk tərde·tec·tor

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1. detector, sensor, sensing elementnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   sensor, demodulator, sensing element

2. detector, demodulatornoun

   rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

   Synonyms:
   sensor, demodulator, sensing element

3. detectornoun

   electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

   Synonyms:
   sensor, demodulator, sensing element

Matched Categories

1. • Electronic Equipment
   • Rectifier

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exposer

   similar meaning !!!

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "detector":

   detectors, polygraph, sensor, recognizer, spotter, detection, scanner, alarm

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1. Bobby Davidson:

   For instance, in Maryland, it is not required to have a carbon monoxide detector in the house, so, if you are planning a vacation along the Maryland shore, you should know the state requirements may not require a CO detector be installed in that particular rental facility.

2. Lynnell Frenning-Wallace:

   This lady from Holland contacted me through Facebook Messenger and said her father was looking with a metal detector in the area of Market Garden in Holland and he found my dad’s helmet from World War 2, i said I would pay the postage on it and he said, ‘absolutely not, I will send it free of charge’.

3. Chip Roy:

   The metal detector policy for the House flooris unnecessary, unconstitutional, and endangers members, i did not comply tonight.I will not comply in the future.

4. Pamela McPherson:

   When you go through that metal detector and those series of locked doors, and then you see children playing and women walking around carrying young children, it's just sort of a surreal experience, i don't think you can experience that without questioning,' Why are these children in a secure facility ? Why are these children in what used to be an adult prison ?' It's jarring.

5. Elisa Resconi:

   If the characterization of the site proves to be excellent, one could consider how a full-scale neutrino observatory might be deployed on a relatively fast timescale thanks to the existing deep-water infrastructure, a neutrino detector array operated in the Pacific would ideally complement IceCube and its second generation at South Pole.