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b) A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.See Also: metal detecting, detectorist
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metal detector — ► NOUN ▪ an electronic device that gives an audible signal when it is close to metal … English terms dictionary
metal detector — / mɛtl di tɛktə/, it. / mɛtal de tɛktor/ locuz. ingl. (propr. rivelatore di metallo ), usata in ital. come s.m. (tecnol.) [apparecchio costituito da una sorgente di onde elettromagnetiche e da un apparato che rivela masse metalliche, installato… … Enciclopedia Italiana
Metal detector — A U.S. Army soldier uses a metal detector to search for weapons and ammunition in Iraq A metal detector is a device which responds to metal that may not be readily apparent. The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator… … Wikipedia
metal detector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms metal detector : singular metal detector plural metal detectors a) a piece of equipment that is used for finding metal objects buried in the ground b) a piece of equipment used especially at airports for… … English dictionary
metal detector — metal de.tector n 1.) a machine used to find pieces of metal that are buried under the ground 2.) a special frame that you walk through at an airport, used to check for weapons made of metal … Dictionary of contemporary English
metal detector — metal de,tector noun count a piece of equipment that is used for finding metal objects buried in the ground a. equipment used especially at airports for checking whether someone is carrying something such as a weapon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
metal detector — noun detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal • Hypernyms: ↑detector, ↑sensor, ↑sensing element … Useful english dictionary
metal detector — me·tal de·tec·tor loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tecn. rivelatore a raggi infrarossi di oggetti metallici, installato a scopo di sicurezza all ingresso di banche, aeroporti, ecc., per segnalare la presenza di armi, bombe e sim. Sinonimi … Dizionario italiano
metal detector — noun (C) 1 a machine used to find pieces of metal that are buried under the ground 2 a special frame that you walk through at an airport, used to check for weapons made of metal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc. * * * … Universalium
