'Detector' definitions:
Definition of 'detector'
From: WordNet
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 [syn: detector, sensor, sensing element]
noun
Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave [syn: detector, demodulator]
noun
Electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
Definition of 'Detector'
From: GCIDE
- Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.] One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'detector'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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