Definitions for detector
Overview of noun detector
The noun detector has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) detector, sensor, sensing element
(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)
2. detector, demodulator
(rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)
3. detector
(electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)
