subdetection

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adjective

Below the threshold of what can be detected.

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Meanings

adjectivesubdetection (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareBelow the threshold of what can be detected.

    “These pests can be there at subdetection levels for years if not decades,” said Mr. Carey, who worked on the medfly infestation.

    2007 June 18, Jesse Mckinley, “Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California Crops”, in New York Times

Origin

From sub- + detection.

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APA

subdetection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdetection

MLA

“subdetection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdetection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subdetection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subdetection.

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