Meaning of the word detector in English

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detector

US /dɪˈtek.tɚ/
UK /dɪˈtek.tɚ/

Noun

1.

a device or instrument designed to detect the presence of a particular object or substance and to emit a signal in response.

Example:
methane detectors
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