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detected
(adjective) perceived with the mind; “he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice”
detected
(adjective) perceived or discerned; “the detected micrometeoritic material”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detected (not comparable)
Having been noticed.
• undetected
• non-detected
detected
simple past tense and past participle of detect
Source: Wiktionary
De*tect", a. Etym: [L. detectus, p. p. of detegere to uncover, detect; de + tegere to cover. See Tegument.]
Definition: Detected. [Obs.] Fabyan.
De*tect", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detected; p. pr. & vb. n. Detecting.]
1. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account. Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered at the first view, as fraud is surely detected at last. Burke. Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect. Pope.
2. To inform against; to accuse. [Obs.] He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was detected of. Sir T. More.
Syn.
– To discover; find out; lay bare; expose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States