de ‧ tec ‧ tor AC /dɪˈtektə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a machine or piece of equipment that finds or measures something:
a smoke detector
a metal detector
⇨ ↑ lie detector
de ‧ tec ‧ tor AC /dɪˈtektə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a machine or piece of equipment that finds or measures something:
a smoke detector
a metal detector
⇨ ↑ lie detector
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012