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detect definition

de·tect (dē tekt′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to catch or discover, as in a misdeed
  2. to discover or manage to perceive (something hidden or not easily noticed) to detect a flaw in an argument
  3. Radio
    1. rectify (sense )
    2. demodulate
  4. Obsolete to uncover; reveal

Etymology: ME detecten < L detectus, pp. of detegere, to uncover < de-, from + tegere, to cover: see thatch

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detect Synonyms

detect

v.

  1. To find out

    distinguish, recognize, identify; see discover.

  2. To identify a criminal

    disclose, expose, catch; see expose 1.


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detect Usage Examples

Object

  • abnormality: Medical success in detecting abnormalities leads to such severe distress that many have questioned the value of such tests.

Subject

  • sensor: The X-rays pass through your body and are detected by electronic sensors on the other side of the gantry.

Modifying Another Word

  • reliably: Only one of the two commercially available Elisa tests was capable of reliably detecting the response of these birds to Avian Pneumovirus virus.

Used with why or when

  • when: Firewalls keep unwanted people out of your computer and detect when malicious software on your own machine tries to communicate with others.

Present participle complement

  • information,including: Garys detecting.co.uk - Offering a wide range of metal detecting information,including detector field tests and reviews.

Preposition: in

  • urine: In animals, only a small amount of unchanged pioglitazone can be detected in either urine or feces.

Preposition: by

  • sensor: The second package explores the impact of spectral bandwidth on the signal detected by the sensor ( Figure 2 ).
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