SENSOR


Meaning of SENSOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen-ˌsȯr, ˈsen(t)-sər ]

noun

Etymology: Latin sentire to perceive + English -or (I) — more at sense

Date: circa 1928

1. : a device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control)

2. : sense organ

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