detector

noun

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.

A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.

Roots

tegotect- · Latin · cover

Synonyms for detector

sensorn calorimetern pyrometern

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The word detector breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tect-, from Latin tego (“cover”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.