metal detector
A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metalA hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
» Tom walked through the metal detector.
Tom ging durch den Metalldetektor.
Том прошёл через металлодетектор.
Meaning
2 sensesA hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
Metalldetektor
металлоиска́тельmetalloiskátelʹ
металодете́кторmetalodetéktor, металошука́чmetalošukáč
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
- 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 sentencesTom walked through the metal detector.
ruТом прошёл через металлодетектор.
deTom ging durch den Metalldetektor.
Tom asked me what we needed metal detectors for.
deTom hat mich gefragt, wozu wir Metalldetektoren brauchen.
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.
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.
Translations
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Origin
metal + detectormetal + detector
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Forms
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