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metal detectors

metal detectors is the plural of metal detector.

Meaning of metal detector

Noun

metal detector (plural metal detectors)

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

Questions about metal detectors

What is metal detectors the plural of?
Metal detectors is the plural of metal detector.

Words near metal detectors in the dictionary

  1. metal detecting
  2. metal detector
  3. metal detectoring
  4. metal detectorist
  5. metal detectorists
  6. metal detectors
  7. metal fume fever
  8. metal halide lamp
  9. metal halide lamps
  10. metal homeostasis
  11. metal hydride

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