Definition and Synonyms for Detect

Definition of Detect

1. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of Verb

Synonyms for word "detect"

Semanticaly linked words with "detect"

Lexical Analysis for "detect"

detecting
Noun
derivation
1
1. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
detection
Noun
derivation
1
1. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
detector
Noun
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2
1. 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
2. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Words Rhyme with detect

Etymology for detect

etymology autodetect
etymology detecter
etymology detectible
etymology detector
etymology redetect
etymologically related detective
etymological origin of detectus [Latin]
is derived from detected
is derived from detecting
is derived from detection
is derived from detective
is derived from detector
is derived from detects