detector - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• detector
• sensing element
• sensor

More generic

• device

More specific

• electric eye
• magic eye
• metal detector
• mine detector
• photocell
• photoconductive cell
• photoelectric cell
• trace detector

Noun

electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

Synonyms

• detector

More generic

• electronic equipment

More specific

• crystal detector
• electronic scanner
• scanner

Related

• radio
• radio receiver
• radio set
• receiving set
• tuner
• wireless

Noun

rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave

Synonyms

• demodulator
• detector

More generic

• rectifier

Related

• radio
• radio receiver
• radio set
• receiving set
• tuner
• wireless

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