sensor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SENSOR

a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal <the thief accidentally triggered the motion sensor, which set off the alarm>

Synonyms detector

Related Words eye; electric eye, photoelectric cell; alarm (also alarum), trigger

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