detection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: detection	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for detection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detection n the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" Synonym(s): detection, sensing the act of detecting something; catching sight of something Synonym(s): detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting the detection that a signal is being received Synonym(s): signal detection, detection a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" Synonym(s): detection, detecting, detective work, sleuthing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detection \Detec"tion\, n. [L. detectio an uncovering, revealing.] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection* of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. --D. Webster.