detection

«detection» in Mova's school dictionary: hard to see, hear or find — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (detection; uncountable mostly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find. tree →

2) Finding out who did a crime or how it was done; detective work. tree →

3) (science) Using instruments to find and measure something, such as smoke, metal or radiation. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons detection is about sensors: smoke detection, metal detection, detecting light or sound. In safety lessons, early detection of a fire (by a smoke alarm) saves lives, and early detection of illness helps treatment. In stories, detection is what detectives do. Phrases: «early detection», «avoid detection», «escape detection», «smoke detection».

examples

• Early detection of a fire gives you time to get out. tree →
• The thief wore gloves to avoid detection. tree →
• Bats use echoes for the detection of insects. tree →
• The new machine helps with the detection of disease. tree →
• Sherlock Holmes was a master of detection. tree →
• Metal detection at the airport finds keys and coins in your pocket. tree →
• The third daughter makes friends with the cat, which licks off the tell-tale blood, so she escapes detection. tree →

note

Noun of «detect»; a «detector» is the device, a «detective» is the person. Mostly uncountable. In maths and science problems, «detection rate» is how many of the things present were found, e.g. 9 found out of 10 is 90%.

In the corpora

• Detection dogs are trained to sniff out things such as drugs, explosives, fruit carried in bags, money and even some illnesses.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «detection» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.