- detector, sensor, sensing element - 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
--1 is a kind of device
--1 has particulars:metal detector; mine detector; photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye; trace detector Derived form: verb detect1 - detector, demodulator - rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
--2 is a kind of rectifier
--2 is a part ofradio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless - detector - electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
--3 is a kind of electronic equipment
--3 is a part of
--3 has particulars: crystal detector; scanner, electronic scannerradio receiver, receiving set, radio set, radio, tuner, wireless Derived form: verb detect1