detector /di'tektә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) 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
• (n.) rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
• (n.) electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Chinese translation

• n. 发现者, 检验器, 检波器
• [计] 检波器; 检测器

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/di'tektә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 3.71 · Super Rare

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