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detections

detections is the plural of detection.

Meaning of detection

Noun

detection (countable and uncountable, plural detections)

  1. The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
    • In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
    Synonyms:
    accusation
  3. The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.

Phrases with detections

Questions about detections

What is detections the plural of?
Detections is the plural of detection.

Words near detections in the dictionary

  1. detection
  2. detection comb
  3. detection combs
  4. detection dog
  5. detection dogs
  6. detections
  7. detective
  8. detective gag
  9. detective gags
  10. detective inspector
  11. detective sergeant

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