English > sensor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| 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, sensing element |
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| Narrower | metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | detector, sensor, sonda |
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| Catalan | detector, sensor |
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| Verbs | sense | perceive by a physical sensation / sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles |
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