Definitions
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
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin dētēctor. Equals detect + -or (agent noun forming suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.”
“At 2255, it passed a hot axle box detector at Great Bridgeford. No problem here - the detector detected no abnormal temperatures anywhere in the consist.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sensing device”8 letters
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