sensor
UK/ˈsɛn.sə//ˈsɛn.sɚ/
sensor noun: a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
Noun
sensor (plural sensors)
sensor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sensor in Hindi
- संवेदक, सेंसर
sensor in Tamil
- உணர்கருவி, உணரி
sensor in Marathi
- संवेदक, सेन्सर, सेन्सॉर
sensor in Urdu
- سینسر
More languagesFewer languages
- sensor in Bengali
- সেন্সর, সংবেদক
- sensor in Telugu
- సెన్సార్, సంవేదకము
- sensor in Malayalam
- സംവേദിനി
- sensor in Kannada
- ತಿಳಿಕ, ಸಂವೇದಕ
- sensor in Punjabi
- ਸੈਂਸਰ, ਸੰਵੇਦਕ
- sensor in Gujarati
- સેન્સર, સંવેદક
- sensor in Odia
- ସଂବେଦକ, ସେନ୍ସର୍, ସମ୍ବେଦକ
- sensor in Nepali
- सेन्सर, संवेदक
- sensor in Arabic
- حَسَّاس ḥassās, جِهَازُ اِسْتِشْعَار jihāzu istišʕār
- sensor in Vietnamese
- cảm biến
Examples of sensor in a sentence
- The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.
- The new Canon has a 12MP ccd sensor.
- Antidrone lasers can burn or dazzle a drone's sensors.
Forms of sensor
| plural | sensors |
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Origin of sensor
Originated 1925–30, formed as a Latin loanword from sentiō (“to feel”) + -tor (“-er”). By surface analysis, sense + -or.
Words formed from sensor
- aptasensor
- chemosensor
- crossed loop sensor
- fluorosensor
- geosensor
- glucosensor
- gravisensor
- gyrosensor
- image sensor
- immunosensor
- intersensor
- intrasensor
- magnetosensor
- mechanosensor
- microsensor
- minisensor
- multisensor
- nanosensor
- neurosensor
- osmosensor
- phagosensor
- photosensor
- sensel
- sensor array
- sensorchip
- sensorgram
- sensorization
- sensorless
- sensorlike
- somatosensor
- thermosensor
- xenosensor
Phrases with sensor
Words that rhyme with sensor
- spencer
- censor
- condenser
- tensor
- fencer
- censer
- hypertensor
- eigentensor
- extensor
- flenser
- pseudotensor
- senser
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Questions about sensor
- What does sensor mean?
- Sensor means a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
- What is sensor in Hindi?
- Sensor in Hindi is संवेदक, सेंसर. See Sensor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sensor?
- Sensor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sensor?
- Sensor is pronounced /ˈsɛn.sə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sensor?
- The plural of sensor is sensors.
Words near sensor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sensor (page history and authors); sensor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sensor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); sensor (Nepali, 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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