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Synonyms for detector
dɪˈtɛk tərde·tec·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
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 elementdetector, demodulatornoun
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
Synonyms:
sensor, demodulator, sensing elementdetectornoun
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
Synonyms:
sensor, demodulator, sensing element
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similar meaning !!!
Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#4059 | detection | |
#4148 | alarm | |
#4875 | sensor | |
#5285 | scanner | |
#7485 | detector | |
#10281 | detectors | |
#36406 | spotter | |
#43624 | polygraph | |
#76308 | recognizer | |
#89106 | demodulator |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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