detectable
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Their high temperatures allow them to emit detectable infrared radiation.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
As these possible paths overlapped later in the experiment, they produced a detectable striped interference pattern that matched the predictions of quantum theory.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Any detectable tonal noise, he added, must be considered an unreasonable threat to public health.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Or maybe a faraway civilization wants to communicate and can build detectable technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
It is invisible to us, but readily detectable by bumblebees and photoelectric cells.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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