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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

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  1. exposer

    similar meaning !!!

    Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "detector":

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

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#4059detection
#4148alarm
#4875sensor
#5285scanner
#7485detector
#10281detectors
#36406spotter
#43624polygraph
#76308recognizer
#89106demodulator

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  1. Michael Haggard:

    The manufacturer in the manual says right there and then that you can not be over 287 pounds. Yet they don't provide a scale. They don't tell the ride operator you need to have a scale, if weight is in question, yet at this ride in Orlando, the FreeFall ride, they have a metal detector. So you go through a metal detector, which there's no risk of that associated with the ride, except maybe the keys could fall out and hit somebody.

  2. Adrian Lewis:

    Some cars get stopped more often than others. When I get stopped, I start recording, i have Waze on my cell phone that tells me, with considerable accuracy, where police or highway patrol are located. I have an escort radar detector to alert me. I make sure I am mentally and physically alert.

  3. 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.

  4. Lisa Farbstein:

    The passenger needs to remove the pet from a carry case and carry it through the walk-through metal detector or walk the pet through the metal detector on a leash. This is typical of how people travel with small dogs. In the case of a cat, if there is no leash, we strongly recommend that the passenger requests screening in a private screening room.

  5. Don Crawley:

    It was my first visit to this farmers land in Suffolk, after walking up an incline in the field, my Deus detector gave off a strong signal and within a short space of time I had recovered over 93 coins.


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