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metal detector
DEFINITIONS OF:
metal detector
1
n
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
Type of:
detector
,
sensing element
,
sensor
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
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