 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
detector
noun
1: 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 [syn: {sensor}, {sensing element}]
2: rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
[syn: {demodulator}]
3: electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio
signals or radioactivity
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Detector \De*tect"or\, noun [L., a revealer.]
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak.
A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young.
2. 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{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}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "detector":
calorimeter, chemical detector, clinical thermometer, cryometer,
electric thermometer, electronic counter, electronic detector,
error corrector, error detector, galvanothermometer,
gas thermometer, liquid-level sensor, meat thermometer,
metal detector, photoelectric sorter, pyrometer, pyrometric cone,
resistance pyrometer, sensor, telethermometer, temperature sensor,
thermocouple, thermoelectrometer, thermometrograph, thermostat,
ultrasonic detector
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