Detector : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Detector	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Detector
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detector n 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 Synonym(s): detector, sensor, sensing element rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave Synonym(s): detector, demodulator electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detector \De*tect"or\, n. Specifically: (a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler. (b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current. (c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the presence of electric waves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detector \Detect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.] 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 lock}. See under {Lock}.