sensor
pronunciation
How to pronounce sensor in British English:
UK [ˈsensə(r)]
How to pronounce sensor in American English:
US [ˈsensər]
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- Noun:
- any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
Word Origin
- sensor (n.)
- 1947, from an adjective (1865), a shortened form of sensory (q.v.).
Example
- 1. Why not glue a sensor array to your skin ?
- 2. A sensor can return simple values or more complex information like tables .
- 3. The new tablet computer also lacks a proximity sensor .
- 4. Another sensor was even more remote .
- 5. Many laser printers use an optical sensor to measure toner levels .