| cardiograph |
an instrument used to detect and record the differences in bodily electric potential that are associated with the action of the heart; electrocardiograph. |
| demodulate |
in telecommunications, to derive the original signal from (a modulated carrier signal); detect. |
| descry |
to find or detect by means of close study or observation. [1/2 definitions] |
| discern |
to perceive, make out, or detect. [1/3 definitions] |
| electrocardiograph |
a galvanometer that detects and makes a graphic record of electric activity in the heart muscles, used to detect and diagnose heart disease or malfunction. |
| fire tower |
a high towerlike structure, usu. in a forest, from which a lookout keeps watch to detect and report fires. |
| fluorometer |
a device used to detect and measure the wavelength and intensity of fluorescence. |
| geophone |
a sensitive electronic receiver designed to detect seismic vibrations. |
| indiscernible |
difficult to detect or perceive. |
| listening post |
in the military, an advanced, concealed position established near enemy lines in order to listen to and detect the movements of the enemy. [1/2 definitions] |
| monitor |
to detect, keep track of, or check the quality of (television or radio signals) with a receiver. [1/11 definitions] |
| motion-sensing |
able to detect motion electronically. |
| nose |
the ability to mentally detect or perceive, analogous to sensing by smell. [1/9 definitions] |
| resonator |
any of various devices, often hollow, that produce sound through resonance, or that detect resonance. |
| scent |
to detect the presence or nearness of (someone or something) by or as if by using the sense of smell. [1/7 definitions] |
| smell |
to detect; discern. [1/12 definitions] |
| smoke out |
to detect and force to become public; reveal. [1/2 definitions] |
| sniff |
to sense or detect; perceive. [1/7 definitions] |
| spark chamber |
any of several devices using a great number of parallel, oppositely charged metal plates in an inert gas to detect subatomic particles, rays, or the like, which make trails of sparks between the plates. |
| spot |
to notice; detect. [1/13 definitions] |
| subtle |
difficult to detect or define; elusive or ambiguous. [1/4 definitions] |