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`sensor noun
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`ˈsen-ˌsȯr
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`ˈsen(t)-sər
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`: a device that responds to a physical stimulus (such as heat, light, sound, pressure,
`magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for
`measurement or operating a control)
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`Sensors are used today almost everywhere. Radar guns bounce microwaves off
`moving cars. A burglar alarm may use a photosensor to detect when a beam of light
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`sensor noun
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`ˈsen-ˌsȯr
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`: a device that responds to a physical stimulus (such as heat, light, sound, pressure,
`magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for
`measurement or operating a control)
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`: SENSE ORGAN
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`Sensors are used today almost everywhere. Radar guns bounce microwaves off
`moving cars. A burglar alarm may use a photosensor to detect when a beam of light
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`has been broken, or may use ultrasonic sound waves that bounce off moving
`objects. Still other sensors may detect pressure (barometers) or chemicals
`(Breathalyzers and smoke detectors). Stud finders, used by carpenters to locate
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`wooden studs under a wall, may employ magnets or radar. Wired gloves, which
`relay information about the position of the fingers, are used in virtual-reality
`environments. A cheap car alarm may be nothing but a shock sensor, in which a
`strong vibration will cause two metal surfaces to come together.
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`detector
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`Image sensors are used in digital cameras.
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`Infrared sensors can track an object's movement.
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`The report expects the new 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor to retain the dimensions of
`the 12-megapixel Galaxy S24 Ultra version, meaning each pixel will shrink from 1.4µm
`to 0.7µm in size.
`Paul Monckton, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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`The area also has several large road cuts, where Couch could potentially be hiding and
`therefore blocked from view and the aerial sensor.
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`In recent years, the city started placing monitoring cameras and sensors above Suicide
`Basin so scientists and emergency managers could tell when a drainage event was
`underway.
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`The sensors are concealed in the overhead console, reading lamps and cargo
`compartment.
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`Latin sentire to perceive + English -OR entry 1 — more at SENSE
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`circa 1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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`: a device that detects a physical quantity (as a movement or a beam of light) and
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`sensor noun
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`: a device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure,
`magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for
`measurement or operating a control)
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`also : SENSE ORGAN
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`Nglish: Translation of sensor for Spanish Speakers
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