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sensor

[ sen-sawr, -ser ]

noun

  1. a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.


sensor

/ ˈɛԲə /

noun

  1. anything, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives a signal or stimulus and responds to it
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sensor1

First recorded in 1925–30; sense + -or 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sensor1

C19: from Latin ŧԲܲ perceived, from Գī to observe
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And the sensors are picking up my agitation - my heart rate shoots up and my skin is sweating more.

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Some of their conversation in the flat was recorded on a spy camera beside Zou's bed, which was triggered by a motion sensor.

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For a 2007 exhibition at LAXART, he installed a large glass cube with an LED display that reflected pollution sensors around Los Angeles.

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But they are equipped with sensors that reveal the extent of methane, turning this invisible gas into concrete numbers on a screen.

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Throughout the winter and early spring, state water officials use a network of snow sensors combined with manual surveys across the Sierra Nevada to measure the snowpack.

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