detector

English

Etymology

From detect +‎ -or (agent noun forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈtɛktə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)

Noun

detector (plural detectors)

  1. A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
    Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.
    1. An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
    2. A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English detector.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdeːˈtɛk.tɔr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: de‧tec‧tor
  • Rhymes: -ɛktɔr

Noun

detector m (plural detectors, diminutive detectortje n)

  1. detector

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Descendants
  • → Indonesian: detektor

Portuguese

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.tekˈtoʁ/ [de.tekˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.tekˈtoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.tekˈtoʁ/ [de.tekˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.tekˈtoɻ/

Adjective

detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.

Noun

detector m (plural detectores)

  1. Brazilian Portuguese standard spelling of detetor.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French détecteur.

Noun

detector n (plural detectoare)

  1. detecter

Declension
Declension of detector
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) detector detectorul (niște) detectoare detectoarele
genitive/dative (unui) detector detectorului (unor) detectoare detectoarelor
vocative detectorule detectoarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deteɡˈtoɾ/ [d̪e.t̪eɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧tec‧tor

Adjective

detector (feminine detectora, masculine plural detectores, feminine plural detectoras)

  1. detecting

Noun

detector m (plural detectores)

  1. detector

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