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detection

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/

The English word “detection” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
  2. Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
  3. The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.

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