SENSOR

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sensor (plural sensors)

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Anagrams

• Ensors, nosers, senors, serons, snores

Source: Wiktionary


Sen"sor, a.

Definition: Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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