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misdetection

misdetection noun: an incorrect or faulty detection.

Noun

misdetection (countable and uncountable, plural misdetections)

  1. An incorrect or faulty detection

Forms of misdetection

pluralmisdetections

Origin of misdetection

From mis- + detection.

Questions about misdetection

What does misdetection mean?
Misdetection means an incorrect or faulty detection.
What part of speech is misdetection?
Misdetection is a noun.
What is the plural of misdetection?
The plural of misdetection is misdetections.

Words near misdetection in the dictionary

  1. misdesire
  2. misdesires
  3. misdetect
  4. misdetected
  5. misdetecting
  6. misdetection
  7. misdetections
  8. misdetects
  9. misdetermination
  10. misdeterminations
  11. misdetermine

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