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detector

/dɪˈtɛktɚ/ · 8 letters · 6 distinct letters

  1. 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

  2. noun

    rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

  3. noun

    electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

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