Detecting

Synonyms for "detecting" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

detectiondetection abilitydetection capabilitydetective workdiscerning discover

Strong matches (8)

Noun(8 words)

discovery find identification identify notice noticing observant perceive

Related words (14)

Noun(14 words)

perceptive recognitionrecognition powerrecognize register reveal sense sensitivesensor capabilitysignal sleuthing spot spotting uncover

Related word relations

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More general

15 entries

ability analyze capability cognition detection evaluate observe perceivepolice investigationpolice workprocess quality recognize sense trait

More specific

17 entries

anomaly detectionchemical detectionface detectiongas detectionmoisture readingmotion detectionpattern detectionpinpointpinpointing a defectsignal detectionsmoke detectionsound detectionspotspotting a faulttemperature readinguncover

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Collocations

12 entries

detecting a trenddetecting abilitydetecting anomaliesdetecting changesdetecting devicedetecting errorsdetecting methoddetecting patternsdetecting pollutantsdetecting sensordetecting signalsdetecting system

Inflections

2 entries

detected detects

Derivations

7 entries

detect detectable detectably detected detection detector detects

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

For detecting drugs or hidden explosives, there's no technology that can match a dog's nose.

Source: tatoeba (693405)

A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.

Source: tatoeba (1733823)

We can't risk them detecting our presence.

Source: tatoeba (3722209)

The sensors aren't detecting anything unusual.

Source: tatoeba (6055595)

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