There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DETECTOR
detector, sensor, sensing element
(noun) any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
detector
(noun) electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
detector, demodulator
(noun) rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
detector (plural detectors)
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
Anagrams
• cottered
Source: Wiktionary
De*tect"or, n. Etym: [L., a revealer.]
Definition: One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. Shak. A deathbed's detector of the heart. Young. Bank-note detector, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them.
– Detector l. See under Lock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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