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'detector' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'detector' with 5 example sentences.


detector 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

: rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

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


  • Her chastity belt set off the metal detector at the airport.
  • The results of a lie detector test are inadmissible in court.
  • A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.
  • Remove battery from smoke detector.
  • I want to buy a really good smoke detector.
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