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detector

英/dɪtˈɛktɐ/
美/dɪˈtɛktɝ/
01n.

发现者, 检验器, 检波器

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; rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave; electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity