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    detection
    /dɪˈtekʃn/

    noun

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  2. the fact of noticing or discovering something: detection of Early detection of the cancer improves the chances of successful treatment. bomb detection. the fact of the police discovering information about crimes: crime detection a low /high crime detection rate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Finding and discovering. ascertain.

  3. The meaning of DETECTION is the act of detecting : the state or fact of being detected. How to use detection in a sentence.

  4. DETECTION meaning: 1. the fact of noticing or discovering something: 2. the fact of the police discovering…. Learn more.

  5. noun. the act of detecting. the fact of being detected. discovery, as of error or crime: chance detection of smuggling. Telecommunications. rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.

  6. the process of discovering or noticing something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.; the fact of being discovered or noticed. crime prevention and detection.

  7. Detection is the work of investigating a crime in order to find out what has happened and who committed it. The detection rate for motor vehicle theft that year was just 11.7 per cent. The most important deterrent for most criminals is the likelihood of detection and arrest.

  8. Detection is the act of noticing or discovering something. At the airport, you might see German Shepherds trained in the detection of drug smuggling or explosives in luggage. Detection, detect, detective, detector — all are about noticing and discovering.