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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
/ dɪˈtɛkt /
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
- deˈtecter, noun
- deˈtectable, adjective
Other Words From
- de·tecta·ble de·tecti·ble adjective
- de·tecta·bili·ty de·tecti·bili·ty noun
- prede·tect verb (used with object)
- unde·tecta·ble adjective
- unde·tecta·bly adverb
- unde·tected adjective
- unde·tecti·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of detect1
Example Sentences
The Australian state of Victoria has entered a five-day coronavirus lockdown to curb a local outbreak of the coronavirus variant first detected in Britain.
As the signal faded, some telescopes also detected fluctuations in the light.
Now, by detecting the explosions’ infrared light, which penetrates dust better than visible light does, Caltech astronomer Kishalay De and his colleagues have estimated how often these outbursts occur in the Milky Way.
There might be many more, Nesbitt said, as only a small sample of all positive coronavirus tests are sequenced to detect variants.
They mutate and develop new strains, which makes it very difficult to detect them.
No one who lives in an American city requires a flashlight to detect the presence of immigrants or the challenges they face daily.
That could change, however, if ISIS obtained the knowledge to build hard-to-detect bombs.
Testing methods can now detect HIV within ten days of infection.
The company is already brainstorming what it can detect next.
There is only one approved, working test that can detect whether or not Ebola is present in the blood.
Yet I think if we observe closely we shall detect traces of a spontaneous impulse towards self-adornment.
Tubercle bacilli are nearly always present, although animal inoculation may be necessary to detect them.
It is frequently desirable to detect formalin, which is the most common preservative added to cow's milk.
Fetherston strained his eyes towards the horizon, but declared that he could detect nothing.
This she had the wit to detect, as well as the incontrovertible fact that her youth and her chances were gone.
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What are other ways to say detect?
To detect is to discover something hidden or unknown. When should you use detect over learn, discover, or ascertain? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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