detection

de·tec·tion

 (dĭ-tĕk′shən)

n.

1. The act or process of detecting; discovery: detection of a crime; detection of radiation from a distant galaxy.

2. See demodulation.

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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

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de•tec•tion

(dɪˈtɛk ʃən)

n.

1. the act of detecting or the state of being detected.

2. the process of demodulation.

[1425–75; < Late Latin]

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detection

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	detection - the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" sensing perception - the process of perceiving
	2.	detection - the act of detecting something; catching sight of something espial, spotting, catching, spying discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
	3.	detection - the detection that a signal is being received signal detection reception - quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
	4.	detection - a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" detecting, detective work, sleuthing police investigation, police work - the investigation of criminal activities

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detection

noun

1. diagnosis, spotting, recognition, observation, perception, identification, discernment the early detection of cancer

2. discovery, arrest, capture, exposure, uncovering, tracking down, unearthing, apprehension, rooting out, unmasking, ferreting out These criminals are sophisticated enough to avoid detection.

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Translations

Entdeckung

ανίχνευση

détection

scopertarivelazione

odkrivanje

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detection

[dɪˈtɛkʃ^ən]

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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 detection → nicht 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 detection → ein glänzendes Stück Detektivarbeit

(of gases, mines) → Aufspürung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detection

[dɪˈtɛkʃ/ən] n → scoperta, individuazione f
crime detection → indagini fpl criminali
to escape detection (mistake) → passare inosservato/a (criminal) → eludere le ricerche

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

de·tec·tion

n. detección, descubrimiento.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

detection

n detección f

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