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detector

Definitions of detector
  1. noun
    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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    types:
    radarantenne, scanner
    a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition
    type of:
    techniek
    equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
  2. noun
    electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current
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    types:
    verklikker
    rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
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