detector
/dɪˈtektə(r)/noun
उच्चारण डिटेक्टर
संसूचक
Core word
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a piece of equipment for discovering the presence of something, such as metal, smoke, explosives
संसूचक
- metal detector
- lie detector
- The airport has a metal detector at every gate.
+ 2 more examples
- Every kitchen should have a smoke detector.
- The detector beeped when the bag went through.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
detector (countable noun)
A detector is a device, so it is countable and usually has a word before it saying what it detects.
'Detector' एक उपकरण है, इसलिए यह countable है और प्रायः पहले यह बताने वाला शब्द आता है कि वह क्या पहचानता है।
- A metal detector beeped at the gate.
- Every flat in the building has a smoke detector.
noun + detector
The word before detector names the thing that is found. It is normally singular, as in lie detector, not lies detector.
'Detector' से पहले का शब्द उस चीज़ को बताता है जिसका पता लगाया जाता है। यह प्रायः singular होता है, जैसे lie detector।
- The police used a lie detector during the interview.
- A fire detector in the kitchen raised the alarm.
detector + for + noun
Use for to say what a detector is made to find.
यह बताने के लिए कि उपकरण किस चीज़ को पकड़ने के लिए बना है, 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- This is a detector for harmful gases.
detector as a person
Less often, detector means a person who discovers something, as in a detector of errors. This use is formal.
कभी-कभी 'detector' का अर्थ कुछ खोज निकालने वाला व्यक्ति होता है। यह प्रयोग formal है।
- Her sharp eyes made her a quick detector of mistakes.
detector + that + verb (relative clause)
A relative clause with that or which can describe what a detector does.
Detector क्या करता है, यह बताने के लिए that या which वाला relative clause आता है।
- It is a detector that warns you when the water is unsafe.
+Collocations 5
type of detector
metalsmokeliefireradar
- Visitors walk through a metal detector at the airport.
verb + detector
installfitswitch ontriggerset off
- Burnt toast set off the smoke detector.
detector + verb
beepssensespicks upfailssounds
- The detector picks up even a tiny trace of gas.
adjective + detector
sensitiveportablefaultyautomaticreliable
- A faulty detector can give a false alarm.
detector + context
at the airportat the entrancein the kitchenin the labon the gate
- A metal detector stands at the entrance of the court.
“More examples 5
- The security guard passed a hand-held detector over my bag.
सुरक्षा गार्ड ने मेरे बैग पर hand-held detector घुमाया।
- A carbon monoxide detector can save lives in a closed room.
कार्बन मोनोऑक्साइड detector बंद कमरे में जान बचा सकता है।
- The students built a simple rain detector for their science exhibition.
विद्यार्थियों ने अपनी विज्ञान प्रदर्शनी के लिए एक सरल वर्षा-सूचक यंत्र बनाया।
- The examination hall has a mobile phone detector at the entrance.
परीक्षा हॉल के प्रवेश द्वार पर मोबाइल फ़ोन पकड़ने वाला उपकरण लगा है।
- Because the detector was not working, the leak went unnoticed.
चूँकि detector काम नहीं कर रहा था, रिसाव का पता नहीं चला।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The lies detector showed that he was nervous.
✓ The lie detector showed that he was nervous.
The first noun in such a compound stays singular: lie detector.
ऐसे compound में पहला noun singular रहता है: lie detector।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Smoke detector, metal detector, lie detector (polygraph).
Collocations: smoke detector (धुआँ पहचानने वाला यंत्र), metal detector (धातु पकड़ने वाला यंत्र), lie detector (polygraph) (झूठ पकड़ने वाली मशीन)।