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smoke detector — [n] smoke alarm danger signal, emergency alarm, fire alarm, fire bell, heat sensor, siren; concepts 269,463 … New thesaurus
smoke detector — n. a usually battery operated warning device that sets off a loud signal when excessive smoke or heat is detected … English World dictionary
Smoke detector — A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a… … Wikipedia
smoke detector — an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke. Also called smoke alarm. [1925 30] * * * device used to warn occupants of a building of the presence of a fire before it reaches a rapidly spreading stage and inhibits… … Universalium
smoke detector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smoke detector : singular smoke detector plural smoke detectors American a smoke alarm … English dictionary
smoke detector — noun : an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke * * * noun, pl ⋯ tors [count] : ↑smoke alarm * * * ˈsmoke alarm 7 [smoke alarm] (also … Useful english dictionary
smoke detector — smoke′ detec tor n. cvb an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke Also called smoke′ alarm . Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
smoke detector — smoke de.tector n a ↑smoke alarm … Dictionary of contemporary English
smoke detector — smoke de,tector noun count a SMOKE ALARM … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smoke detector — дымовой детектор property detector детектор свойства; детектор признака focus detector distance фокусное расстояние детектора zero crossing detector детектор перехода через нуль crossover detector детектор перехода через нуль presence detector… … English-Russian travelling dictionary
smoke detector — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. smoke alarm, fire alarm, fire detector, early warning system … English dictionary for students
