detect (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *detect*:
VERB	perception	detect, observe, find, discover, notice	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

detect > pronunciation
Sounds	dihteh'kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *detect*: 1 sense > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
Synonyms	observe, find, discover, notice
Narrower	find out, catch out	trap
	instantiate	Find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
	see	observe as if with an eye
	sense	detect some circumstance or entity automatically
	trace	Discover traces of
Broader	spy, sight	catch sight of
Similar to	discover, find	make a discovery, make a new finding
Spanish	advertir, apreciar, descubrir, detectar, distinguir, divisar, encontrar, observar, percibir, vislumbrar
Catalan	advertir, apreciar, descobrir, detectar, observar, trobar
Nouns	detecting	a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
	detection	the act of detecting something
	detector	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
	detector	electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

HyperDic: detect