detector
IPA: dɪtˈɛktɝ
noun
- A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
- An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
- A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
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Examples of "detector" in Sentences
- The detector is just the first one.
- The detector measures the peak values.
- The detector is placed in the second chamber.
- A detector monitors the operation of the system.
- The detector was mounted in front of the mirror.
- The cloud chamber was the first radioactivity detector.
- The answer may be in the detector, not in the satelite signal.
- In this manner the detector signals the position of the pointer.
- A detector is placed at the end of the cavity to detect the microwaves.
- A oscillator is connected to periodically reset the thyristor of the detector.
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