sensor

[ sen-sawr, -ser ]

noun
  1. a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.

Origin of sensor

1
First recorded in 1925–30; sense + -or2

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British Dictionary definitions for sensor

sensor

/ (ˈsɛnsə) /


noun
  1. anything, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it

Origin of sensor

1
C19: from Latin sēnsus perceived, from sentīre to observe

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