detect
Usage
What are other ways to say detect?
To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
Example Sentences
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The team also matched different planets with observation methods to improve the chances of detecting signs of life.
From Science Daily
That material forms a disc around the star, which can be detected through specific features in its optical spectrum.
From Science Daily
It would connect the radars and other sensors that detect and track airborne threats.
The study also sheds light on how bees detect their audience.
From Science Daily
The International Fund for Animal Welfare called using dogs to detect koalas a "novel" approach.
From Barron's
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