detector
di tek ter
- n 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
- n rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
- n electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
- In a series of affidavits collected by the union, striking employees charged that lie-detector tests used by the company to screen job applicants required them to answer such .
- With some careful observation--and a little help from new software--anyone can learn to be a lie detector.
- SUPERSMART SMOKE DETECTORS Smoke detectors have made a big leap forward thanks to some simple wireless communication.