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detecting

detecting noun: an act of detection. Also the present participle and gerund of detect.

Noun

detecting (plural detectings)

  1. An act of detection.
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.2009, Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition, page 194

Also used as

detecting is also the present participle and gerund of detect.

detecting meaning in Tamil

detecting in Tamil

கண்டறியும், கண்டறிவது

Forms of detecting

pluraldetectings

Words formed from detecting

  • cycle-detecting

Questions about detecting

What does detecting mean?
Detecting means an act of detection.
What is detecting in Tamil?
Detecting in Tamil is கண்டறியும், கண்டறிவது. See Detecting meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is detecting?
Detecting is a noun.
What is the plural of detecting?
The plural of detecting is detectings.

Words near detecting in the dictionary

  1. detectest
  2. detecteth
  3. detectibility
  4. detectible
  5. detectibly
  6. detecting
  7. detectings
  8. detection
  9. detection comb
  10. detection combs
  11. detection dog

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Adapted from Wiktionary: detecting (page history and authors); detecting (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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