detection

[ dih-tek-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of detecting.
2. the fact of being detected.
3. discovery, as of error or crime:

   chance detection of smuggling.

4. Telecommunications.
   1. rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
   2. Also called demodulation. the conversion of an alternating, modulated carrier wave or current into a direct, pulsating current equivalent to the transmitted information-bearing signal.

detection

/ dɪˈtɛkʃən /

noun

1. the act of discovering or the fact of being discovered

   detection of crime

2. the act or process of extracting information, esp at audio or video frequencies, from an electromagnetic wave See also demodulation

Other Words From

• prede·tection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detection¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin dētēctiōn- (stem of dētēctiō ), equivalent to Latin dētēct ( us ) ( detect ) + -iōn- -ion

Related Words

• disclosure