DETECTED

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


Adjective

detected (not comparable)

Having been noticed.

Antonyms

• undetected

• non-detected

Verb

detected

simple past tense and past participle of detect

Source: Wiktionary


DETECT

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



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FRISK

(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”


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