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sensor

sen·sor
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-sawr, -ser]
    • /ˈsɛn sɔr, -sər/
    • /ˈsen.sər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-sawr, -ser]
    • /ˈsɛn sɔr, -sər/

Definitions of sensor word

  • noun sensor a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument. 1
  • noun sensor a sense organ. 1
  • noun sensor electronic device that detects sth 1
  • countable noun sensor A sensor is an instrument which reacts to certain physical conditions or impressions such as heat or light, and which is used to provide information. 0
  • noun sensor anything, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it 0
  • noun sensor any of various devices designed to detect, measure, or record physical phenomena, as radiation, heat, or blood pressure, and to respond, as by transmitting information, initiating changes, or operating controls 0

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Origin of sensor

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; sense + -or2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sensor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sensor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

sensor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sensor

noun sensor

  • detector — A detector is an instrument which is used to discover that something is present somewhere, or to measure how much of something there is.
  • feeler — a person or thing that feels.
  • locater — a person who locates something.
  • radar — Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.

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