sensor
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
Example
“The smoke sensor triggered the alarm.”
Synonyms
- detector
- sensing element
Kinds of sensor
- metal detector
- mine detector
- photoelectric cell
- trace detector
Related words
- aptasensor
- chemosensor
- fluorosensor
- geosensor
- glucosensor
- gravisensor
- gyrosensor
- immunosensor
- intersensor
- intrasensor
- magnetosensor
- mechanosensor
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sensor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.