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detect
[ dih-tekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act:
to detect someone cheating.
- to discover the existence of:
to detect the odor of gas.
- to find out the true character or activity of:
to detect a spy.
- Telecommunications.
- to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
- to demodulate.
detect
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- to perceive or notice
to detect a note of sarcasm
- to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation)
to detect alcohol in the blood
- to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)
- obsolete.to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc)
Derived Forms
- ˈٱٱ, noun
- ˈٱٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱa· ·ٱi· adjective
- ·ٱa·i·ٲ ·ٱi·i·ٲ noun
- d·ٱ verb (used with object)
- un·ٱa· adjective
- ܲd·ٱa· adverb
- ܲd·ٱĻ adjective
- un·ٱi· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of detect1
Example Sentences
Currently, the standard method for detecting bacterial infections is by trying to grow a sample of it in a Petri dish.
"When a big company detects that the frequency is moving out of their tolerance, they can go offline to protect their equipment," said Prof Hannah Christensen at the University of Oxford.
Agents were in the restaurant at the time but did not immediately detect the theft.
The boy band’s choreography appeared unchanged from the late ’90s, as did its songs, though I might’ve detected a whisper of pedal steel in “Drowning.”
“Our inspectors did not detect odors in the area and did not observe any air quality violations during any of those in-person visits.”
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