HOW TO PRONOUNCE
detection
/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/
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What does detection mean?
noun
- The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
- The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
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IPA pronunciation
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But we reached the upper galleries without detection and presently Thuvia halted us at the foot of a short, steep ascent.
Now, could I come to her with any detection in my hand, my desires had instance and argument to commend themselves.
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This detection gave many of our party disgust, who accordingly abandoned his cause, and occasion'd our more speedy discomfiture in the synod.
Many beetles are coloured so as to resemble the surfaces which they habitually frequent, and they thus escape detection by their enemies.
When, also, there are in the duodenum and jejunum small portions of indigesta, the detection of the least quantity will be decisive.