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detection

/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/

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What does detection mean?

noun

  1. The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
  2. The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.

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/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/

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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.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
Now, could I come to her with any detection in my hand, my desires had instance and argument to commend themselves.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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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.
Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinProject Gutenberg ebook #148
Many beetles are coloured so as to resemble the surfaces which they habitually frequent, and they thus escape detection by their enemies.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
When, also, there are in the duodenum and jejunum small portions of indigesta, the detection of the least quantity will be decisive.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478