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subdetection

subdetection adjective: below the threshold of what can be detected.

Adjective

subdetection (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Below the threshold of what can be detected.
    • “These pests can be there at subdetection levels for years if not decades,” said Mr. Carey, who worked on the medfly infestation.2007 June 18, Jesse Mckinley, “Tiny but Hungry, Moth May Peril California Crops”, in New York Times

Origin of subdetection

From sub- + detection.

Questions about subdetection

What does subdetection mean?
Subdetection means below the threshold of what can be detected.
What part of speech is subdetection?
Subdetection is an adjective.

Words near subdetection in the dictionary

  1. subdesigns
  2. subdetachment
  3. subdetachments
  4. subdetectability
  5. subdetectable
  6. subdetection
  7. subdetector
  8. subdetectors
  9. subdeterminant
  10. subdeterminants
  11. subdevelopment

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