"metal detector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: metal detectors [plural]
Etymology: metal + detector Etymology templates: {{m|en|metal}} metal, {{m|en|detector}} detector Head templates: {{en-noun}} metal detector (plural metal detectors)
  1. A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal. Derived forms: metal detectorist Related terms: detectorist, metal detecting Translations (a hand-held device): cercametalls [masculine] (Catalan), cercatresors [masculine] (Catalan), metaldetektor [common-gender] (Danish), metaaldetector [masculine] (Dutch), metallinpaljastin (Finnish), détecteur de métaux [masculine] (French), Metalldetektor [masculine] (German), fémérzékelő (Hungarian), cercametalli [masculine] (Italian), 金属探知機 (Japanese), wykrywacz metali (Polish), detector de metale [neuter] (Romanian), металлоиска́тель (metalloiskátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), detector de metal [masculine] (Spanish), metalldetektor [common-gender] (Swedish), metal dedektörü (Turkish), металодете́ктор (metalodetéktor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), металошука́ч (metalošukáč) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-metal_detector-en-noun-Yy45XBiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'a hand-held device': 95 5
  2. A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon. Translations (a structure, similar to a doorway): metaldetektor [common-gender] (Danish), metaaldetector [masculine] (Dutch), metallinpaljastin (Finnish), Metalldetektor [masculine] (German), wykrywacz metali (Polish), bramka [feminine] (Polish), дете́ктор мета́лла (detéktor metálla) [masculine] (Russian), detector de metal [masculine] (Spanish), metalldetektor [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-metal_detector-en-noun-02XDwEwy Disambiguation of 'a structure, similar to a doorway': 8 92

Inflected forms

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