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a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal
a motion detector to thwart burglaries
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Recent Examples of detectors
The new alarms feature Kidde's existing smoke detection technology, which Kidde says can sense smoke up to 25% faster than regular detectors.
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Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The fire marshal emphasized the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors in every home.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
There were no working CO detectors present at the time, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
The work is monitored by gas detectors and third-party certified by American Carbon Registry, which mints non-fungible tokens representing the amounts of carbon sequestered by BKV and published them to the blockchain.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
All three detectors will eventually be able to cross-verify findings and provide a more comprehensive understanding of neutrino physics than the past 50 years' worth of research.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Professor Manna is part of a project with the Italian Space Agency which is analyzing materials that can be used as scintillator detectors.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2024
While modern neutrino detectors reveal the Sun’s current state, its stability over millions of years remains a mystery.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Keep smoke and carbon monoxide detectors up to code and in good working condition.
—Ryan Barone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 6 Jan. 2025
The fire marshal emphasized the importance of having carbon monoxide detectors in every home.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
There were no working CO detectors present at the time, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal Sean Toomey said Friday.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 28 Dec. 2024
The work is monitored by gas detectors and third-party certified by American Carbon Registry, which mints non-fungible tokens representing the amounts of carbon sequestered by BKV and published them to the blockchain.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
All three detectors will eventually be able to cross-verify findings and provide a more comprehensive understanding of neutrino physics than the past 50 years' worth of research.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Professor Manna is part of a project with the Italian Space Agency which is analyzing materials that can be used as scintillator detectors.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 15 Dec. 2024
While modern neutrino detectors reveal the Sun’s current state, its stability over millions of years remains a mystery.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2024
Keep smoke and carbon monoxide detectors up to code and in good working condition.
—Ryan Barone, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Detectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectors. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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