Definitions For Detector

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
  • Electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
  • Rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
  • A device that can tell if a substance or object is present : a device that detects the presence of something

Is Detector a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
12

The word Detector is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Detector in a Sentence

  • Using metal detectors to improve safety at airports
  • A motion detector to thwart burglaries

Synonyms for Detector

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