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Webster 1913 Edition
Detector
De-tect′or
,Noun.
[L., a revealer.]
One who, or that which, detects; a detecter.
Shak.
A deathbed’s
detector
of the heart. Young.
Bank-note detector
, a publication containing a description of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable persons to discriminate between them.
– Detector lock
. See under
Lock
.