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