Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| detector | nounn | |||||
noun • any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner • rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave • electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity | ||||||
| sensor | nounn | |||||
noun • any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner | ||||||
| mechanism | nounn | |||||
noun • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction • the technical aspects of doing something • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | ||||||
| pickup | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard • a warrant to take someone into custody • anything with restorative powers • a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships • the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration • mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge • an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable • the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places • the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | ||||||
| probe | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities • a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities • an exploratory action or expedition • an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity verb • question or examine thoroughly and closely • examine physically with or as if with a probe | ||||||
| receiver | nounn | |||||
noun • set that receives radio or tv signals • (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties • earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds • a person who receives something • the tennis player who receives the serve • a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass | ||||||
| transducer | nounn | |||||
noun • an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another | ||||||
| apparat | nounn | |||||
noun • The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure. | ||||||
