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

Matched Categories

1. • Electronic Equipment
   • Rectifier

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exposer

   similar meaning !!!

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "detector":

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

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1. Klaus Kristiansen:

   We went out to the field with a metal detector, i hoped we might find some old plates or something for Daniel to show in school.

2. National Transportation Safety Board:

   Had there been a detector earlier, that derailment may not have occurred.

3. 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.

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. Chip Roy:

   The metal detector policy for the House flooris unnecessary, unconstitutional, and endangers members, i did not comply tonight.I will not comply in the future.