2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Detection \De*tec"tion\, n. [L. detectio an uncovering,
revealing.]
The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or
hidden; discovery; as the detection of a thief; the
detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.
Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. --D.
Webster.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
detection
n 1: the perception that something has occurred or some state
exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" [syn:
{sensing}]
2: the act of detecting something catching sight of something
[syn: {catching}, {espial}, {spying}, {spotting}]
3: the detection that a signal is being received [syn: {signal
detection}]
4: the investigation of criminal activities to determine the
perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: {detecting},
{detective work}, {police investigation}, {sleuthing}]
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