What is another word for detection?

Common synonyms for detection include catching, espial, spying, spotting.

What is the plural of detection?

The plural of detection is detections.

Words that rhyme with detection include election, section, collection, direction, protection, connection.

noun, as in the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

noun, as in a police investigation to determine the perpetrator

detecting, detective work, sleuthing

noun, as in the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

noun, as in the detection that a signal is being received

signal detection

noun

1

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

2

a police investigation to determine the perpetrator“detection is hard on the feet”

3

the perception that something has occurred or some state exists“early detection can often lead to a cure”

4

the detection that a signal is being received

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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I'm testing whether the language detection works again.TRANG
Sami took extreme calculated steps to avoid detection.OsoHombre
Early detection is the key to achieving favourable outcomes in the treatment of disease.sundown
The study focused on the early detection of rectal cancer in high-risk patients.rul
What treatment was I likely to get from you in case of detection?mhenderson5
Ziri wanted to avoid detection in case Rima was still looking for him.Amastan
You have brought detection as near an exact science as it ever will be brought in this world.Hybrid
Fake news detection uses natural language processing.Naityahia

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

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