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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detector \De*tect"or\, n. Specifically: a An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler. b (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current. c (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the presence of electric waves. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.] One who or that which detects; a detecter. --Shak. A deathbed's detector of the heart. --Young. {Bank-note detector}, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them {Detector lock}. See under {Lock}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: detector n 1: anything that receives a stimulus (as heat pressure light motion etc.) and responds to it [syn: {sensor}] 2: extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave [syn: {demodulator}] 3: detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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