detector

English

Etymology

From detect +‎ -or (agent noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/

Noun

detector (plural detectors)

1. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

   Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.

   1. An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
   2. A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

Derived terms

• lie detector
• smoke detector

Translations

device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon

• Bulgarian: детектор m (detektor), датчик m (datčik)
• Czech: detektor (cs) m
• Danish: detektor c
• Finnish: ilmaisin (fi), tunnistin (fi)
• French: détecteur (fr) m
• German: Detektor (de) m
• Greek: ανιχνευτής (el) m (anichneftís)
• Hebrew: גלאי m (galai)
• Irish: brathadóir m
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• Malay: pengesan
• Maori: paerongo
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: detektor m

  Nynorsk: detektor m

• Polish: wykrywacz (pl) m, detektor (pl) m
• Romanian: detector (ro) n,
• Tagalog: paniktik

Anagrams

• cottered

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

detector m (plural detectors, diminutive detectortje n)

1. detector

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Spanish

Noun

detector m (plural detectores)

1. detector

Related terms

• detectar