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detector

Definitions of detector
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: captador, sensor
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    type of:
    aparato, dispositivo, mecanismo
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  2. noun
    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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    types:
    antena direccional, escáner, explorador, lector, tomografía
    a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
    type of:
    equipamiento electronico, equipo electrónico
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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