English noun: sensing element | |||
1. | sensing element (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 | ||
Synonyms | detector, sensor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | electric eye, magic eye, metal detector, mine detector, photocell, photoconductive cell, photoelectric cell, trace detector | ||