Definition of Detect
to find something, usually by means of a test or some form of technology
Examples of Detect in a sentence
The alarm is designed to detect fire and sets off a bell whenever there’s smoke in the room.
Doctors order additional tests whenever they detect something strange in a scan or blood work.
Almost 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster, scientists still detect extreme pockets of deadly radiation.
New technology can now detect cancer cells at their earliest stage.
State officials close the beach whenever scientists detect harmful bacteria in the water.
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