detector

English Online Dictionary. What means detector‎? What does detector mean?

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētēctor. Equals detect +‎ -or (agent noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)

Noun

detector (plural detectors)

1. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
   1. An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
   2. A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• cottered

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English detector.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdeːˈtɛk.tɔr/
• Hyphenation: de‧tec‧tor
• Rhymes: -ɛktɔr

Noun

detector m (plural detectors, diminutive detectortje n)

1. detector

Derived terms

• metaaldetector

Related terms

• detecteren
• detectie

Descendants

• → Indonesian: detektor

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Adjective

detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)

1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.

Noun

detector m (plural detectores)

1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French détecteur.

Noun

detector n (plural detectoare)

1. detecter

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deteɡˈtoɾ/ [d̪e.t̪eɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: de‧tec‧tor

Adjective

detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)

1. detecting

Noun

detector m (plural detectores)

1. detector

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “detector”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10