motion detector en · NOUN
Meanings
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A device used in security systems that can alert the user of the presence of a moving object.
Higman and his sidekick, a geophysical engineering student named Krishna Divakarla from the Colorado School of Mines, are the volunteer cavalry. They are planting homemade motion detectors on the quivering slopes.
2026 February 27, Paul Salopek, “Hazard Cascade”, in National Geographic:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion detectors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
ru дете́ктор движе́ния (device used in security systems) · fi liiketunnistin (device used in security systems) · ga brathadóir gluaiseachta (device used in security systems) · cmn 動作感應器 /动作感应器 (device used in security systems) · it sensore di movimento (device used in security systems) · de Bewegungsmelder (device used in security systems) · hu mozgásérzékelő (device used in security systems)