Dictionary Entry
detection
detection is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.
- 2noun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- 3noun
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
"detection is hard on the feet"
- 4noun
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
"early detection can often lead to a cure"
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- 5noun
the detection that a signal is being received
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