metal detector

Noun

Meaning

detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

sensor detector sensing element

Related terms

detectorist metal detecting

Examples

I have metal in my body, so every time I go to an airport, the metal detector goes off. Jesse Ventura

It's disgraceful and embarrassing that the highest technology in a typical inner city high school in this country is the metal detector the students pass through at the front door. Bran Ferren

And as always, we’ll see swinging his metal detector. Source: Internet

FBI Hijackers' Timeline, p. 288 Both men set off the metal detector and were put through secondary screening. Source: Internet

La Grange-based Dubak Electrical Group recently unveiled a system that allows as many as 40 employees’ temperatures to be taken simultaneously, using an entryway similar to a metal detector. Source: Internet

Guests must go through a security search before gaining access to the studio, including a metal detector and bag search. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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