Meaning

2 senses
  1. A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.

    Metalldetektor

    металлоиска́тельmetalloiskátelʹ

    металодете́кторmetalodetéktor, металошука́чmetalošukáč

  2. A metal-detecting device, incorporated into a full-body scanner structure, through which people pass, used to detect certain concealed weapons and certain contraband.

    Metalldetektor

    дете́ктор мета́ллаdetéktor metálla

More definitions
  • detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom walked through the metal detector.

    ruТом прошёл через металлодетектор.

    deTom ging durch den Metalldetektor.

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  2. Tom asked me what we needed metal detectors for.

    deTom hat mich gefragt, wozu wir Metalldetektoren brauchen.

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  3. Her chastity belt set off the metal detector at the airport.

    ruОт её пояса верности в аэропорту сработал металлодетектор.

    deIhr Keuschheitsgürtel löste auf dem Flughafen den Metalldetektor aus.

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  4. My neighbor found a cache of ancient Roman coins using his metal detector.

    ruС помощью металлодетектора мой сосед нашёл клад из древнеримских монет.

    deMein Nachbar fand ein geheimes Versteck von antiken römischen Münzen mit seinem Metalldetektor.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a hand-held device:
Русский
By meaning 2
a hand-held device:
a structure, similar to a doorway:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a hand-held device:

Origin

metal + detector

metal + detector

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Forms

plural: metal detectors
Singularmetal detector
Pluralmetal detectors

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

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