detection
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of…The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
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Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
Detektion
выявле́ниеvyjavlénije, обнаруже́ниеobnaružénije, детекти́рованиеdetektírovanije
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
Examples
13 sentencesFake news detection uses natural language processing.
I'm testing whether the language detection works again.
ruЯ проверяю, работает ли снова языковое распознавание.
deIch überprüfe gerade, ob die Spracherkennung wieder funktioniert.
Sami took extreme calculated steps to avoid detection.
What treatment was I likely to get from you in case of detection?
Early detection is the key to achieving favourable outcomes in the treatment of disease.
deDie frühzeitige Erkennung der Erkrankung ist der Schlüssel, um gute Ergebnisse bei der Behandlung zu erzielen.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
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Forms
plural: detections| Singular | detection |
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Synonyms
11 synonyms- the act of detecting something; catching sight of something:catchingespialspyingspotting
- a police investigation to determine the perpetrator:detectingdetective worksleuthing
- the perception that something has occurred or some state exists:sensing
- the detection that a signal is being received:signal detection
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable