detection.
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.