METAL DETECTOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does metal detector mean? • METAL DETECTOR (noun)
The noun METAL DETECTOR has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: METAL DETECTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• 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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("metal detector" is a kind of...):
detector; sensing element; sensor (any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner)
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