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  Words related to detector

Related / Similar Words: sensor, sensing element, demodulator

 

Definition:
  • 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;

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    Hyponyms: metal detector, mine detector, photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye, trace detector, crystal detector, scanner, electronic scanner

     

    Part Meronyms: radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless

     

    Derivational Morphology: feel, sense, detect, observe, find, discover, notice, demodulate

     
     
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