Detection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɪlmən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪtˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪtˈɛkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɪlmən/.

Examples

early detection can often lead to a cure
detection is hard on the feet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sleuthing detective work catching spotting espial signal detection detecting sensing spying

Parts of Speech

noun	the perception that something has occurred or some state exists “early detection can often lead to a cure”
noun	the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
noun	the detection that a signal is being received
noun	a police investigation to determine the perpetrator “detection is hard on the feet”

Word Forms

detect	verb	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
espy	verb	catch sight of
spy	verb	catch sight of
spot	verb	catch sight of
sleuth	verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erkennung

die Wahrnehmung, dass etwas geschehen ist oder ein Zustand existiert

🇫🇷French

détection

la perception que quelque chose s'est produit ou qu'un état existe

🇪🇸Spanish

detección

la percepción de que algo ha ocurrido o existe algún estado

🇮🇹Italian

rilevamento

la percezione che qualcosa sia accaduto o che esista qualche stato

🇳🇱Dutch

detectie

de perceptie dat er iets is gebeurd of dat er een bepaalde toestand bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

detecção

a percepção de que algo ocorreu ou algum estado existe

🇷🇺Russian

обнаружение

ощущение, что что-то произошло или существует какое-то состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

का पता लगाने

यह धारणा कि कुछ घटित हुआ है या कोई स्थिति मौजूद है

🇧🇩Bengali

সনাক্তকরণ

উপলব্ধি যে কিছু ঘটেছে বা কিছু রাষ্ট্র বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டறிதல்

ஏதோ நிகழ்ந்தது அல்லது ஏதோ ஒரு நிலை உள்ளது என்ற கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తింపు

ఏదో సంభవించింది లేదా ఏదో ఒక రాష్ట్రం ఉనికిలో ఉందనే భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

शोध

काहीतरी घडले आहे किंवा काही स्थिती अस्तित्त्वात आहे अशी समज

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધ

કંઈક થયું છે અથવા કોઈ સ્થિતિ અસ્તિત્વમાં છે તે ખ્યાલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪತ್ತೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಗ್ರಹಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടെത്തൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും സംഭവിച്ചു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില അവസ്ഥ നിലവിലുണ്ട് എന്ന ധാരണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਜ

ਇਹ ਧਾਰਨਾ ਕਿ ਕੁਝ ਵਾਪਰਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پتہ لگانے

یہ خیال کہ کچھ ہوا ہے یا کچھ حالت موجود ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

检测

对某事发生或某种状态存在的感知

🇯🇵Japanese

検出

何かが起こった、または何らかの状態が存在するという認識

🇰🇷Korean

발각

어떤 일이 발생했거나 어떤 상태가 존재한다는 인식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phát hiện

nhận thức rằng một cái gì đó đã xảy ra hoặc một số trạng thái tồn tại

🇹🇭Thai

การตรวจจับ

การรับรู้ว่ามีบางสิ่งเกิดขึ้นหรือมีสถานะบางอย่างอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

deteksi

persepsi bahwa sesuatu telah terjadi atau suatu keadaan ada

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtuklas

ang pang-unawa na may nangyari o mayroong estado

🇲🇾Malay

pengesanan

persepsi bahawa sesuatu telah berlaku atau sesuatu keadaan wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كشف

التصور بأن شيئًا ما قد حدث أو أن هناك حالة ما موجودة

🇮🇷Persian

تشخیص

تصور اینکه چیزی رخ داده یا حالتی وجود دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

algılama

bir şeyin meydana geldiği veya bir durumun var olduğu algısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

זיהוי

התפיסה שמשהו התרחש או קיים מצב כלשהו

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