avertisseur

Definitions of avertisseur
  1. noun
    an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
    synonyms: klaxon
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    klaxon
    a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
    type of:
    alarme, système d'alarme, système d'alerte
    a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
  2. noun
    rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
    synonyms: détecteur
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    type of:
    redresseur
    electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
  3. noun
    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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    types:
    antenne radar, scanner
    a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
    type of:
    équipement électronique
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
  4. noun
    a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
    synonyms: klaxon
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    type of:
    klaxon
    an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
  5. 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: détecteur
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    détecteur de mines
    detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines
    cellule photo-électrique, photocellule
    a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations
    type of:
    appareil, outil
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
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