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English noun: sensor

1. sensor (artifact) 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


Synonymsdetector, sensing element


Broader (hypernym)device


Narrower (hyponym)electric eye, magic eye, metal detector, mine detector, photocell, photoconductive cell, photoelectric cell, trace detector









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