Detectores (en. Detectors)

/de.tek'to.res/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Instruments or devices that identify the presence of something.

Smoke detectors are vital for home safety.

Los detectores de humo son vitales para la seguridad del hogar.

Elements that serve to locate or discover something hidden or difficult to perceive.

Metal detectors are used in airport security.

Los detectores de metales son utilizados en la seguridad de aeropuertos.

Devices that capture and record different types of information.

Radiation detectors are essential for environmental monitoring.

Los detectores de radiación son esenciales en la monitorización ambiental.

From the verb 'detect', which comes from the Latin 'detectare', meaning to discover or reveal.

lie detector

Device used to measure the truthfulness of a person's statements.

detector de mentiras

metal detector

Instrument used to locate metal objects beneath the surface.

detector de metales

smoke detector

Device that emits an alarm in the presence of smoke.

detector de humo

detect

To identify or discover something.

detectar

detectable

That can be detected.

detectable

detention

Action of stopping or interrupting something.

detención

Detector

That detector is very well calibrated.

Ese detector está muy bien calibrado.

Detection

The detection of lies is complicated.

La detección de mentiras es complicada.