detector
English Thesaurus
1. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | metal detector, |
| definition | : | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mine detector, |
| definition | : | detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trace detector, |
| definition | : | a screening device for traces of explosives; used at airline terminals (noun.artifact) |
2. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electronic equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | crystal detector, |
| definition | : | a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electronic scanner, scanner, |
| definition | : | a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition (noun.artifact) |
3. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | rectifier, |
| definition | : | electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current (noun.artifact) |
4. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | feel, sense, |
| definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | detect, discover, find, notice, observe, detect, discover, find, notice, observe, |
| definition | : | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception) |
5. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | demodulate, |
| definition | : | extract information from a modulated carrier wave (verb.contact) |
6. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | feel, sense, |
| definition | : | perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles (verb.perception) |
| derivation | : | detect, discover, find, notice, observe, detect, discover, find, notice, observe, |
| definition | : | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (verb.perception) |
7. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | demodulate, |
| definition | : | extract information from a modulated carrier wave (verb.contact) |
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