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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSensor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sen-sor
"El sensor detecta cambios en la luz."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device that detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.
"The smoke sensor activated when it detected elevated levels of smoke in the air." - 2
An instrument that converts a physical phenomenon into a signal that can be measured or recorded.
"The temperature sensor provides real-time data to the monitoring system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sensor' originates from the Latin root 'sensere', meaning 'to feel' or 'to perceive'. It was first used in English in the early 20th century, primarily in the context of technology and devices that detect physical properties.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sensor" is said worldwide
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Capteur
Transliteration: kap-teur
"Le capteur détecte les changements de température."
Sensor
Transliteration: sen-zor
"Der Sensor misst die Luftfeuchtigkeit."
Sensore
Transliteration: sen-so-re
"Il sensore rileva il movimento."
Sensor
Transliteration: sen-sor
"El sensor detecta cambios en la luz."
Sensor
Transliteration: sen-sor
"O sensor mede a temperatura ambiente."
संवेदक
Transliteration: Sanvedak
"संवेदक तापमान को मापता है।"
传感器
Transliteration: chuán gǎn qì
"传感器可以检测温度变化。"
센서
Transliteration: sen-seo
"센서는 온도를 측정합니다."
センサー
Transliteration: sensā
"センサーは温度を測定します。"
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