detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər 
Examples of detector in a Sentence
using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
Recent Examples on the Web
Editors’ Picks Last year, federal lawmakers introduced a bill to bolster railway safety that included a requirement for more detectors to identify abnormally hot bearings and issue warnings to railroad employees.
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 23 May 2024
The safety improvements Norfolk Southern promised to follow through on include adding about 200 more trackside detectors to spot overheating bearings.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Peter Eavis, New York Times, 23 May 2024
The safety improvements Norfolk Southern promised to follow through on include adding about 200 more trackside detectors to spot overheating bearings.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for detector
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detector. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
1
: one that detects or warns
a smoke detector
2
: a device in a radio receiver for changing the high-frequency current of radio waves into current that can vibrate a loudspeaker to reproduce the original sound
Medical Definition
detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
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