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de•tect



Pronunciation: (di-tekt'), [key]
—v.t.
1. to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
2. to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas.
3. to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy.
4. Telecommunications.
a. to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
b. to demodulate.

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