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a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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These detectors are also biased against non-native English speakers.
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Installing a smoke detector is crucial to maintaining a safe home environment, but a smoke detector is only as effective as its placement.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Germanium semiconductor detectors, radioactive cesium concentration detectors, sodium iodide scintillation spectrometers and more scan the produce for any signs of radioactivity.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Spying on Gamma Rays To find out — and to learn more about the physics behind the bursts — scientists equipped a U2 spy plane with gamma-ray detectors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Installing a smoke detector is crucial to maintaining a safe home environment, but a smoke detector is only as effective as its placement.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2024
Germanium semiconductor detectors, radioactive cesium concentration detectors, sodium iodide scintillation spectrometers and more scan the produce for any signs of radioactivity.
—Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Spying on Gamma Rays To find out — and to learn more about the physics behind the bursts — scientists equipped a U2 spy plane with gamma-ray detectors.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detector. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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