sensor 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

detector 1
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
sensing element 1
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

Derivationally related form

sense 1

verb

perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

Hyponym

metal detector 1

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

mine detector 1

noun

detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines

photoelectric cell 1

noun

a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations

trace detector 1

noun

a screening device for traces of explosives; used at airline terminals

coherer 1

noun

a primitive form of radio signal detector used in the first radio receivers during the wireless telegraphy era at the beginning of the 20th century.