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The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
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détection — [ detɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1929; de l angl. to detect → détecter 1 ♦ Action de détecter. Détection des gaz toxiques. Détection des mines de guerre, des nappes de pétrole. Détection sous marine. Détection électromagnétique par radar. Appareil de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Detection — De*tec tion, n. [L. detectio an uncovering, revealing.] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. [1913 Webster] Such secrets of guilt… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detection — I noun apprehension, ascertainment, disclosure, discovery, exposure, finding, learning, perception, sighting, spotting, unearthing, unfolding II index discovery, observation, perception, recognition … Law dictionary
detection — early 15c., exposure, accusation, from L. detectionem (nom. detectio) an uncovering, from pp. stem of detegere (see DETECT (Cf. detect)) … Etymology dictionary
detection — [n] discovery apprehension, disclosure, espial, exposé, exposure, ferreting out, find, revelation, strike, tracking down, uncovering, unearthing, unmasking; concepts 38,183 Ant. failure, miss, mistake … New thesaurus
detection — [dē tek′shən, ditek′shən] n. [ME < LL detectio: see DETECT] 1. a finding out or being found out: said esp. of what tends to elude notice 2. DEMODULATION … English World dictionary
Detection — In general, detection is the extraction of information from any clear or clouded ambient or otherwise accessible stream of information without neither support from the sender nor synchronization to the sender.In the history of radio… … Wikipedia
detection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ early ▪ Our aim is the early detection and treatment of all cancers. ▪ crime (esp. BrE), fraud ▪ error ▪ radiation … Collocations dictionary
detection — [[t]dɪte̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Detection is the act of noticing or sensing something. ...the early detection of breast cancer. 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Detection is the discovery of something which is supposed to be hidden. They… … English dictionary
detection — de|tec|tion [dıˈtekʃən] n [U] when something is found that is not easy to see, hear etc, or the process of looking for it detection of ▪ Early detection of the disease is vital. escape/avoid detection ▪ By flying low, the plane avoided detection… … Dictionary of contemporary English
detection — noun 1) the detection of methane Syn: discernment, perception, awareness, recognition, identification, diagnosis; sensing, sight, smelling, tasting 2) the detection of insider trading Syn: discovery … Thesaurus of popular words
