"retection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: retections [plural]
Etymology: From Latin retectio, retectionem (“discovery, uncovering”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|retectio|retectio, retectionem|discovery, uncovering}} Latin retectio, retectionem (“discovery, uncovering”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retection (countable and uncountable, plural retections)
  1. (obsolete) Disclosure or detection of something concealed. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-retection-en-noun-Ai7rOhpF
  2. (engineering) Detection through a concealing layer. (Note: this use is somewhat specific to electrical engineering and related fields investigating the uses of T-Ray Sensing.) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Engineering
    Sense id: en-retection-en-noun-YAWeGtT7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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