dētector, ōris, m. [detego],
an uncoverer; trop., revealer (eccl. Lat.): creatoris, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 36 med. : conscientiae, id. adv. Val. 3.
·noun One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. II. Detector ·add. ·noun An indicator showing th...
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·add. ·- A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels...