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de·tec·tion  (d-tkshn)
n.
1. The act or process of detecting; discovery: detection of a crime; detection of radiation from a distant galaxy.
2. See demodulation.

detection [dɪˈtɛkʃən]
n
1. the act of discovering or the fact of being discovered detection of crime
2. (Electronics) the act or process of extracting information, esp at audio or video frequencies, from an electromagnetic wave See also demodulation

1. In tactical operations, the perception of an object of possible military interest but unconfirmed by recognition.
2. In surveillance, the determination and transmission by a surveillance system that an event has occurred.
3. In arms control, the first step in the process of ascertaining the occurrence of a violation of an arms control agreement.
4. In nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) environments, the act of locating NBC hazards by use of NBC detectors or monitoring and/or survey teams. See also hazard; monitoring; nuclear, biological, and chemical environment.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.detectiondetection - the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"
perception - the process of perceiving
2.detection - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
3.detection - the detection that a signal is being received
reception - quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
4.detectiondetection - a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"
police investigation, police work - the investigation of criminal activities

detection
noun
2. discovery, arrest, capture, exposure, uncovering, tracking down, unearthing, apprehension, rooting out, unmasking, ferreting out These criminals are sophisticated enough to avoid detection.
Translations
detection [dɪˈtekʃən] N (= discovery) → descubrimiento m; (= perception) → percepción f; (by detective) → investigación f (Tech) → detección f
to escape detection [criminal] → no ser descubierto; [mistake] → pasar desapercibido
detection [dɪˈtɛkʃən]
n
(= discovery) → découverte f
to escape detection [mistake] → passer inaperçu(e)
[disease] → dépistage m; [crime] → découverte f
to escape detection, to avoid detection [criminal] → échapper aux recherches, ne pas se faire repérer
[submarines, aircraft] → détection f
modif [system, equipment] → de détection
detection
n
(of criminal)Entlarvung f; (of crime)Entdeckung f, → Aufdeckung f; (of fault)Entdeckung f, → Feststellung f; (of disease)Feststellung f; (= detective work)Ermittlungsarbeit f; to avoid or escape detectionnicht entdeckt werden; (criminal)nicht gefasst werden, nicht dingfest gemacht werden; (mistake)der Aufmerksamkeit (dat)entgehen; he tried to escape detection by …er versuchte, unentdeckt zu bleiben, indem …; a brilliant piece of detectionein glänzendes Stück Detektivarbeit
(of gases, mines)Aufspürung f
detection [dɪˈtɛkʃn] nscoperta, individuazione f
crime detection → indagini fpl criminali
to escape detection (mistake) → passare inosservato/a (criminal) → eludere le ricerche
detection [dɪˈtɛkʃn] nscoperta, individuazione f
crime detection → indagini fpl criminali
to escape detection (mistake) → passare inosservato/a (criminal) → eludere le ricerche


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The machinery it has set up for the detection of crime is miserably ineffective--and yet only invent a moral epigram, saying that it works well, and you blind everybody to its blunders from that moment.
No: whatever might have been the general's crimes, he had certainly too much wit to let them sue for detection.
The certainty of immediate detection if he fired, flashed across his mind even in the midst of his fury; and he beat it twice with all the force he could summon, upon the upturned face that almost touched his own.
 
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