detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər 
Examples of detector in a Sentence
using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, experts suggest ensuring your hotel room or rental has at least one carbon monoxide detector.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
The products were sold between 2019 and 2021 and included faulty carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children’s sleepwear violating federal flammability standards.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Unlike a traditional carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm combo that’s typically placed on the ceiling, this device can be plugged into an outlet.
—Shalwah Evans, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
The neutrino bashed into a water molecule outside the detector, creating a burst of particles, including a high-energy muon—a type of subatomic particle that’s similar to an electron but 200 times heavier.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2025
The products were sold between 2019 and 2021 and included faulty carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, hair dryers without electrocution protection, and children’s sleepwear violating federal flammability standards.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
Unlike a traditional carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm combo that’s typically placed on the ceiling, this device can be plugged into an outlet.
—Shalwah Evans, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025
The neutrino bashed into a water molecule outside the detector, creating a burst of particles, including a high-energy muon—a type of subatomic particle that’s similar to an electron but 200 times heavier.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detector. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
1
: one that detects or warns
a smoke detector
2
: a device in a radio receiver for changing the high-frequency current of radio waves into current that can vibrate a loudspeaker to reproduce the original sound
Medical Definition
detector
noun
de·tec·tor
di-ˈtek-tər
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