DETECTION meaning: Identification of presence or existence

We found 32 dictionaries that define the word Detection:

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Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (detection)

▸ noun:  The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
▸ noun:  (electrical engineering) The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.

Opposite:

obscuration, concealment, hiding, masking, cover-up

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mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, x-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, more...

Phrases:

early detection, Detection limit, error detection, detection limits, intrusion detection, more...

Adjectives:

early, direct, signal, rapid, sensitive, electrochemical, automatic, simultaneous, based, visual, coherent

Colors:

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, more...

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