detect
Usage
What are other ways to say detect?
To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
Example Sentences
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Electrical engineers at Duke University have created the fastest pyroelectric photodetector ever demonstrated, a device that detects light by sensing the tiny amount of heat it produces when absorbed.
From Science Daily
People who ate more produce with high pesticide residues were more likely to have those chemicals detected in their urine compared to those who chose lower residue options.
From Science Daily
The researchers now hope to adapt their system to detect additional medical conditions that produce visible changes in the hands.
From Science Daily
There were groups who forged cards for Jewish people so they wouldn’t be detected and didn’t have to have a large ‘J’ on them.
From Literature
Gavalas upgraded to Gemini 2.5 Pro, whose “affective dialog” feature enables the AI to detect, interpret and respond to the emotions heard in a user’s voice.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
