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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.
John Pistole

Meaning of "metal detector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF METAL DETECTOR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METAL DETECTOR

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Metal detector is a noun.
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WHAT DOES METAL DETECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Metal detector

A metal detector is an electronic instrument which detects the presence of metal nearby. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal inclusions hidden within objects, or metal objects buried underground. They often consist of a handheld unit with a sensor probe which can be swept over the ground or other objects. If the sensor comes near a piece of metal this is indicated by a changing tone in earphones, or a needle moving on an indicator. Usually the device gives some indication of distance; the closer the metal is, the higher the tone in the earphone or the higher the needle goes. Another common type are stationary "walk through" metal detectors used for security screening at access points in prisons, courthouses, and airports to detect concealed metal weapons on a person's body. The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator producing an alternating current that passes through a coil producing an alternating magnetic field. If a piece of electrically conductive metal is close to the coil, eddy currents will be induced in the metal, and this produces a magnetic field of its own.

Definition of metal detector in the English dictionary

The definition of metal detector in the dictionary is a device that gives an audible or visual signal when its search head comes close to a metallic object embedded in food, buried in the ground, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE METAL DETECTOR

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WORDS THAT END LIKE METAL DETECTOR

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Synonyms and antonyms of metal detector in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «metal detector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF METAL DETECTOR

Find out the translation of metal detector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of metal 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 «metal detector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

金属探测器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detector de metales
570 millions of speakers

English

metal detector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेटल डिटेक्टर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الكشف عن المعادن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

металлоискатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

detector de metais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধাতু আবিষ্কারক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Détecteur de métal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengesan logam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Metalldetektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

金属探知器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

금속 탐지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Detektor logam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy dò kim loại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலோகம் கண்டுபிடிக்கும் கருவி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धातू संशोधक यंत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

metal dedektörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metal detector
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykrywacz metalu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

металошукач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detector de metale
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ανιχνευτή μετάλλων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

metaalverklikker
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

metalldetektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

metalldetektor
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about metal detector

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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 «METAL DETECTOR»

Discover the use of metal detector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to metal detector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Metal Detector Book
Introductory guide to this increasingly popular pastime
Andrew Palmer, 1995
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You Can Find Gold: With a Metal Detector
Reviews reinforce the authors encouragement, as this guide has allowed many to discover the enjoyment and benefit of striking gold.
Charles Garrett, Roy Lagal, Hal Dawson, 1995
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Cooper and the Enchanted Metal Detector
" Cooper and his mom run an antique business out of the old barn behind their house. Actually, Cooper does most of the work, since his mom is often lost in her own thoughts.
Adam Osterweil, 2013
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Arf and the Metal Detector
When a package for his neighbor shows up at his house, Arf can't help himself and has to see what's inside, which leads him to trouble...and a buried treasure.
Philip Wooderson, 2006
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The Metal Detector
The two men successfully argued that it was a shame to waste the good weather and said they would explore the immediate area. “Do you mind if I take the metal detector?” Keith asked. “Only my good lady has previously informed me that she  ...
Alan Clarke, 2013
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Modern Metal Detectors
This book has been extremely useful to me in understanding all there is to know about metal detectors.
Charles L. Garrett, 1991
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Metal Detecting - Learning How the Easy Way!
Ron Kamrowski has written this book to share the experiences of using a metal detector.
Ronald J. Kamrowski, 2011
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Safe and Successful Schools: A Compendium for the New Millennium
Within the framework of school district policies and procedures, what are the legal restraints for use, and under what circumstances can detectors actually be used; Who and how will be trained for metal detector use; Will all students be ...
Johnny R. Purvis, William G. Leewer, 2008
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Anti-personnel Landmine Detection for Humanitarian Demining: ...
ALIS mounted on a buggy, Gryphon (developed by Tokyo Institute of Technology) . A Vivaldi antenna is attached with a metal detector sensor on the robot arm. The buggy mounted ALIS uses a VNA based GPR for the best performance ...
Katsuhisa Furuta, Jun Ishikawa, 2009
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Land mine detection DOD's research program needs a ...
Increasing the sensitivity of a metal detector to detect extremely small amounts of metal in these mines leads to its detecting other objects in the ground. Metal detectors are also limited by the need to be relatively close to the mine target in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METAL DETECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term metal detector is used in the context of the following news items.
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CEIA USA Debuts Next Generation MRI Safety Screening Systems
The PD240CH portable metal detector combines high sensitivity to ferromagnetic metal masses with immunity to non-ferromagnetic metal ... «Canada NewsWire, Jul 15»
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Pennington County Sheriff's Office prepares for O'Connell trial
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom says, "We had to get some extra equipment and an additional metal detector people walk through and a ... «KEVN Black Hills Fox, Jul 15»
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Metal detector could greet those attending Middletown meetings
He said he believes having a metal detector would help assure the ... police department's purchase of a hand-held metal detector/scanner that ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
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New Security System Scares off Would-Be Robber
That metal detector was just installed a couple of months ago and this weekend State Police say it stopped another robbery from happening. «wnep.com, Jul 15»
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Lord of the rings: Alberta man goes through extraordinary lengths to …
Since he joined the Ring Finders, a world-wide directory of metal detector specialists, in 2011, he's gone on approximately 60 searches in the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Bullets found on Saltburn Beach by man using metal detector
A spokesperson for the force said: “These bullets were found on Saltburn Beach yesterday by a gentleman with a metal detector, they do ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
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Meet the metal detectorist reuniting people and their lost rings, for free
I asked for a metal detector for my birthday and my dad bought one," Clark said. "I started taking it to those places and I immediately started ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jul 15»
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Huntington metal detectors would send wrong message
Tracey Edwards, a Huntington Town Board member who supports installing a metal detector, said she believed technology could provide a ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Finding lost treasures with a metal detector
One of my favorite things to do is go metal detecting. I go often in the spring, summer, and fall with my family. One of the first places that I went ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Nicki Minaj goes through security detector at Hollywood club with …
For Nicki Minaj had to go through a metal detector as she got ready to party with her rapper beau Meek Mill at a nightclub in Hollywood late ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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