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Pronunciation / Transliteration: detección
"La detección temprana es clave para combatir esta enfermedad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action or process of identifying the presence of something hidden, obscure, or hard to notice.
"Early detection of the disease significantly improves the chances of successful treatment." - 2
The uncovering of a crime or the discovery of a wrongdoer.
"The advanced surveillance system played a crucial role in the detection of illegal activities."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'detectio', stemming from 'detegere', meaning 'to uncover' or 'to expose' (from 'de-' meaning off or away + 'tegere' meaning to cover). Entering English in the late 16th century, the word initially maintained its literal sense of uncovering or revealing before evolving strongly into technical, medical, and investigative contexts denoting the identification of the presence of something concealed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Detection" is said worldwide
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détection
Transliteration: détection
"La détection rapide des pannes est essentielle pour l'entreprise."
Erkennung
Transliteration: Erkennung
"Die frühzeitige Erkennung von Krebs rettet Leben."
rilevamento
Transliteration: rilevamento
"Il rilevamento dei metalli avviene tramite questo dispositivo."
detección
Transliteration: detección
"La detección temprana es clave para combatir esta enfermedad."
deteção
Transliteration: deteção
"A deteção precoce do problema evitou danos maiores."
पلاयन
Transliteration: pata lagana
Script: पता लगाना
"बीमारी का समय पर पता लगाना बहुत महत्वपूर्ण है।"
探测
Transliteration: tàncè
"雷达系统用于探测空中的目标。"
탐지
Transliteration: tamji
"금속 탐지기를 사용하여 분실물을 찾았습니다."
検出
Transliteration: kenshutsu
"早期の検出が治療の成功率を高めます。"
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