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  • 11detect — de|tect W3 [dıˈtekt] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: detectus, past participle of detegere to uncover ] to notice or discover something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear etc ▪ Many forms of cancer can be cured if… …

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  • 12detect — detectable, detectible, adj. detectability, detectibility, n. /di tekt /, v.t. 1. to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating. 2. to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas. 3. to find… …

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  • 13detect — /dəˈtɛkt / (say duh tekt) verb (t) 1. to discover or notice a fact, a process, or an action: to detect someone in a dishonest act. 2. to find out the action or character of: to detect a hypocrite. 3. to discover the presence, existence, or fact… …

  • 14detect — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere to uncover, detect, from de + tegere to cover more at thatch Date: 1574 transitive verb 1. to discover the true character of 2. to discover or …

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  • 15detect */*/ — UK [dɪˈtekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms detect : present tense I/you/we/they detect he/she/it detects present participle detecting past tense detected past participle detected 1) to prove that something is present using scientific methods… …

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  • 16detect — de•tect [[t]dɪˈtɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to discover or notice the existence or presence of: to detect the odor of gas[/ex] 2) to discover (a person) in some act: to detect someone cheating[/ex] 3) to discover the true, usu. concealed or underlying… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 17detect — v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by in) reveal the guilt of; discover (detected him in his crime). b discover (a crime). 2 discover or perceive the existence or presence of (detected a smell of burning; do I detect a note of sarcasm?). 3 Physics use an… …

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  • 18detect — verb 1》 discover or identify the presence or existence of. 2》 discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators). 3》 discern (something intangible or barely perceptible). Derivatives detectable adjective detectably adverb detection noun Origin …

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  • 19Détect inc. — Détect.inc. Détect.Inc. Titre original Détect.Inc. Genre Minisérie Créateur(s) Claude Meunier Pays d’origine  Québec Chaîne d’origine Radio Canada Nombre de saisons …

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  • 20Detect and Avoid — Detect and Avoid, or DAA, is the name of a set of technologies designed to avoid interference between a given emitter and the wireless environment. Its need was generated by the Ultra wideband standard or UWB , that uses a fairly large spectrum… …

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