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My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals.
Frank Dobson

Meaning of "detector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DETECTOR

detector  [dɪˈtɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Detector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DETECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

detector

Sensor

A sensor is a converter that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury-in-glass thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated glass tube. A thermocouple converts temperature to an output voltage which can be read by a voltmeter. For accuracy, most sensors are calibrated against known standards. Sensors are used in everyday objects such as touch-sensitive elevator buttons and lamps which dim or brighten by touching the base. There are also innumerable applications for sensors of which most people are never aware. Applications include cars, machines, aerospace, medicine, manufacturing and robotics. A sensor is a device, which responds to an input quantity by generating a functionally related output usually in the form of an electrical or optical signal. A sensor's sensitivity indicates how much the sensor's output changes when the measured quantity changes. For instance, if the mercury in a thermometer moves 1 cm when the temperature changes by 1 °C, the sensitivity is 1 cm/°C.

Definition of detector in the English dictionary

The first definition of detector in the dictionary is a person or thing that detects. Other definition of detector is any mechanical sensing device. Detector is also a device used in the detection of radio signals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DETECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
injector
ɪnˈdʒɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
microdetector
ˌmaɪkrəʊdɪˈtɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
photodetector
ˈfəʊtəʊdɪˌtɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
recta
ˈrɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
reflector
rɪˈflɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
spectre
ˈspɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DETECTOR

detectable
detecter
detectible
detection
detective
detective chief inspector
detective chief superintendent
detective constable
detective device
detective inspector
detective novel
detective sergeant
detective story
detective superintendent
detective work
detective-like
detectivist
detectophone
detector van
detectorist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DETECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
finance director
Health and Safety Inspector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of detector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «detector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DETECTOR

Find out the translation of detector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of detector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

探测器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detector
570 millions of speakers

English

detector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिटेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاشف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

детектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detector
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবিষ্কারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détecteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengesan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Detektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

探知機
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탐지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Detektor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phát hiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்டுபிடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिटेक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

detektör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rivelatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

detektor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

детектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανιχνευτής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

detector
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

detektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

detektor
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DETECTOR»

The term «detector» is very widely used and occupies the 10.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about detector

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3 QUOTES WITH «DETECTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detector.
1
Frank Dobson
My own view is that if you filled every member of the parliamentary Labour party with a truth drug and lashed them to a polygraph lie detector, very, very few of them would support foundation hospitals.
2
John Perkins
When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and immediately seduced me. They used the strongest drugs in our culture, sex, power and money, to win me over.
3
John Pistole
The bottom line is how do we best provide for the security of the traveling public in light of a determined enemy who is adept at constructing well-designed, well-concealed devices which would not show up in a walk-through metal detector? We're trying to employ the best technology to identify any possible threat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETECTOR»

Discover the use of detector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fundamentals of Infrared Detector Materials
The purpose of this volume is to provide a technical database from which rational IR detector selection criteria evolve, and thus clarify the options open to the modern IR system designer.
Michael A. Kinch, 2007
2
The Particle Detector BriefBook
This BriefBook is a much extended glossary or a much condensed handbook, depending on the way one looks at it.
Rudolf K. Bock, Angela Vasilescu, 1998
3
A Guide to the Use and Calibration of Detector Array Equipment
The text contains both a review of the existing literature and a large amount of new experimental data obtained during the course of the study.
Gordon R. Hopkinson, Teresa M. Goodman, Stuart R. Prince, 2004
4
A CMOS Self-Powered Front-End Architecture for Subcutaneous ...
A CMOS Self-Powered Front-End Architecture for Subcutaneous Event-Detector Devices presents the conception and prototype realization of a Self-Powered architecture for subcutaneous detector devices.
Jordi Colomer-Farrarons, Pere Lluís Miribel-Català, 2011
5
Inorganic Scintillators for Detector Systems: Physical ...
The development of scintillators as components of detector systems is increasingly defined by the end user's needs. This book provides an introduction to this topic, with an emphasis on bulk inorganic scintillators.
Paul Lecoq, Alexander Annenkov, Alexander Gektin, 2006
6
Semiconductor Detector Systems
Discussing the many facets of highly integrated semiconductor detector systems, this comprehensive text provides an application-oriented introduction to sensors and electronics.
Helmuth Spieler, 2005
7
X-ray Computed Tomography Image Reconstruction: ...
Viewing the Concave-Convex Procedure (CCCP) as an alternating minimization algorithm leads to sufficient conditions for its convergence and estimates of the convergence rate.
Liangjun Xie, 2008
8
A tremor in the blood: uses and abuses of the lie detector
Dr. Lykken also explains how to "beat" the machine, not only because it is unfair that spies and Mafia soldiers already know these techniques, but also because innocent persons have nearly a 50:50 chance of failing lie detector tests unless ...
David Thoreson Lykken, 1998
9
Explosive Detector Dog Training eBook
This book is very unique and should be purchased because the provided information is also for the private sector as well as law enforcement, and Military.
Earl Wood, 2012
10
Pixel Detectors: From Fundamentals to Applications
This book will therefore benefit all scientists and engineers working in any laboratory involved in developing or using particle detection.
Leonardo Rossi, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detector is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Only smoke detector at Hermon home where fire killed boy had no …
Investigators say the only smoke detector they could find at the scene of a fatal fire in Hermon had its batteries removed. One child died and ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
2
Jeremy Kyle guest who dumped partner on show over lie detector
A woman who ditched her partner on the Jeremy Kyle Show after he lied about having done a lie-detector test to prove he had not cheated has ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Fire officials: No working smoke detector in unoccupied home that …
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire officials say no working smoke detector was found in the home. Fire in Racine on Gilson Street. «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
4
Battelle, Astrotech Subsidiary Advance to Chemical Detector
The Multi-Sample Identifier Detector technology will work to support the chemical detection and analysis market through applications in the ... «ExecutiveBiz, Jul 15»
5
Hollister to add metal detector to municipal court - Branson Tri-Lakes …
Ziegenfuss said the metal detector is a wand that an officer passes over a person who wants to enter the court room. He said the wand, which ... «Branson Tri-Lakes news, Jul 15»
6
How often does my gas detector need to be calibrated? - Jul 08 …
The calibration frequency for gas detection instruments really depends on the instrument use. If a gas detector has been subject to high gas ... «International Environmental Technology, Jul 15»
7
Latest report on Global smoke detector market - industry size, share …
Smoke detector is a device that can senses smoke, providing an indication of possible fire, thus providing security to the commercial and ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
8
Search and rescue: Metal detector enthusiast saves friend from …
DEFIANCE — Scott Rice and Matt Ayers, both from Montpelier, ran into each other on the Williams County Fairgrounds last spring. Almost ... «The Bryan Times, Jul 15»
9
China Southern A388 near Malmo on Jul 8th 2015, smoke detector
A China Southern Airbus A380-800, registration B-6137 performing flight CZ-346 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Beijing (China) with 354 ... «The Aviation Herald, Jul 15»
10
Nest Cam now available in the UK, alongside second-gen smoke …
Nest is also adding the second-generation Protect smoke detector, removing some of the baggage and making the detector more accurate. «ITProPortal, Jul 15»

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