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detector, n.
(detectors)
freq. cnt. 4

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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

detector sensing element sensor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sense

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

detect

semantic pointers

hypernym

device

hyponym

metal detector mine detector photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye trace detector

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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detector

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

detect

semantic pointers

hyponym

crystal detector scanner, electronic scanner

hypernym

electronic equipment

part holonym

radio, radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, tuner, wireless

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
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demodulator detector

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demodulate

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hypernym

rectifier

part holonym

radio, radio receiver, receiving set, radio set, tuner, wireless