"detector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-detector.wav Forms: detectors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dētēctor. Equals detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dētēctor}} Latin dētēctor, {{af|en|detect|-or|pos2=agent noun forming suffix}} detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} detector (plural detectors)
  1. 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.
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  2. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
    A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
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  3. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
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Translations (device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon): дэтэ́ктар (detéktar) [masculine] (Belarusian), дете́ктор (detéktor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), detektor [masculine] (Czech), detektor [common-gender] (Danish), ilmaisin (Finnish), tunnistin (Finnish), détecteur [masculine] (French), Detektor [masculine] (German), ανιχνευτής (anichneftís) [masculine] (Greek), גלאי (galai) [masculine] (Hebrew), डिटेक्टर (ḍiṭekṭar) (Hindi), detektor (Indonesian), brathadóir [masculine] (Irish), pengesan (Malay), paerongo (Maori), pūoko (Maori), detektor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), detektor [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wykrywacz [masculine] (Polish), detektor [masculine] (Polish), detetor [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), detector [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), detector [neuter] (Romanian), дете́ктор (dɛtɛ́ktor) [masculine] (Russian), detektor [common-gender] (Swedish), paniktik (Tagalog), дете́ктор (detéktor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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Alternative forms

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