Thesaurus results for SENSOR

sensor

noun

ˈsen-ˌsȯr

Definition of sensor

as in detector

a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal the cat accidentally triggered the motion sensor, which set off the alarm

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Recent Examples of sensor Sony’s imaging and sensor business saw solid profits and sales. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 Wearables use temperature sensors, accelerometers, light sensors and photoplethysmography (PPG), which pulses light through the skin to measure blood flow, heart rate and approximate blood oxygen. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Closets, pantries and bathrooms are also strong picks because a motion sensor there almost never needs manual override. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Photographers who are used to editing Raw images with color cameras will have to make some adjustments for the monochrome sensor. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sensor

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detector

Noun

Engineers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory assembled the core detector modules and tested the preliminary hardware.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Driving his son’s final path himself, Urrutia was convinced that if the wrong-way detectors had been working that night, his son would still be alive.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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