English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sub- + detection
Adjective[edit]
subdetection (not comparable)
- (rare) Below the threshold of what can be detected.
2007 June 18, Jesse Mckinley, “Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California Crops”, in New York Times[1]:“These pests can be there at subdetection levels for years if not decades,” said Mr. Carey, who worked on the medfly infestation.