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detection
- /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ UK, US
- /dɪˈtek.ʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛkʃən
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiō. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
noun detections
- 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.
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Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
Similar: accusation
- The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
Similar: demodulation
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: detecting, espial, detective work, sleuthing, sensing, spying, spotting, catching, police investigation, signal detection, discovering, discovery, revelation, discover, elucidation, detect
noun
Similar: demodulation
Translations
Every language
noun act of detecting or sensing something
| Español | detección |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 탐지 tamji, 수색 susaek |
| Português | detecção, deteção |
| Français | détection |
| Deutsch | Detektion |
| Italiano | identificazione, investigazione, rilevazione, rilevamento |
| Ελληνικά | ανίχνευση aníchnefsi |
| Română | detecție |
| Русский | выявле́ние vyjavlénije, обнаруже́ние obnaružénije |
noun the finding out of a constituent, a signal, an agent or the like
| Español | detección |
|---|---|
| Português | detecção, deteção |
| Français | détection |
| Italiano | rilevamento, detezione |
| Русский | детекти́рование detektírovanije |
Talk about this word "detection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detection. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. detection. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/detection "detection." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detection.Cite this
@misc{detection_2026,
title = {detection},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detection},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
