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detector

[dih-tek-ter] / dɪˈtɛk tər /


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"You have an aurora detector in your pocket," Wild says.

From BBC

Navy helicopters, which can land on the warships and hover just above the waves, scan surrounding waters using equipment including magnetic anomaly detectors that sense metal below.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rhino poaching almost doubled in South Africa's Kruger National Park in 2025 compared to the previous year, despite interventions including dehorning and lie detector tests for rangers, the government said Tuesday.

From Barron's

The same detectors could then capture signals from both imaging methods.

From Science Daily

In the first she flew up to the ceiling and began puffing at the smoke detector mounted above his door.

From Literature