| NOUN | artifact | sensing element, detector, sensor | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | detector, sensor | |
| Narrower | metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal |
| mine detector | detector consisting of an electromagnetic device | |
| photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye | A transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations | |
| trace detector | A screening device for traces of explosives | |
| Broader | device | An instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
| Spanish | detector, sensor, sonda | |
| Catalan | detector, sensor | |
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