detection
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
early detection can often lead to a cure
Types & categories
- perception hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Types & categories
- discovery hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the detection that a signal is being received
Types & categories
- reception hypernym
Sense 4 noun
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
detection is hard on the feet
Types & categories
- police work hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | perception |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | discovery |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | reception |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuth |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | police work |