detector
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Sense 1 noun
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
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Sense 2 noun
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
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Sense 3 noun
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sense |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metal detector |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mine detector |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | photoelectric cell |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trace detector |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demodulate |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | radio receiver |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rectifier |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | radio receiver |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | electronic equipment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crystal detector |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | electronic scanner |