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- [dih-tekt]
- /dɪˈtɛkt/
- /dɪtˈektəbəl/
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- [dih-tekt]
- /dɪˈtɛkt/
Definitions of detectible word
- verb with object detectible to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating. 1
- verb with object detectible to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas. 1
- verb with object detectible to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy. 1
- verb with object detectible Telecommunications. to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver. to demodulate. 1
- noun detectible Able to be detected. 1
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Origin of detectible
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus (past participle of dētegere), equivalent to dē- de- + teg(ere) to cover + -tus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Detectible
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detectible popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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