Dictionary Check: detector

"detector" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

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

noun

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Synonyms:
noun

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

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