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Defenition of the word detector

    • Defenition of the word detector

      • A mechanical, electrical, or chemical device that automatically identifies and records or registers a stimulus, such as an environmental change in pressure or temperature, an electrical signal, or radiation from a radioactive material.
      • detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
      • extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
      • anything that receives a stimulus (as heat pressure light motion etc.) and responds to it
      • 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
      • electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
      • rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

    Synonyms for the word detector

      • demodulator
      • sensor

    Meronymys for the word detector

      • radio
      • radio receiver
      • radio set
      • receiving set
      • tuner
      • wireless

    Hyponyms for the word detector

      • crystal detector
      • electric eye
      • electronic scanner
      • magic eye
      • metal detector
      • mine detector
      • photocell
      • photoconductive cell
      • photoelectric cell
      • scanner
      • trace detector

    Hypernyms for the word detector

      • device
      • electronic equipment
      • rectifier

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