detecter

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A form of detector — A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

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Meanings

noundetecter (plural detecters)

plural detecters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of detector.

Origin

From detect + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

redetect
Cite this entry
APA

detecter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detecter

MLA

“detecter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detecter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detecter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detecter.

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