el
masculine
/detekˈtoɾ/
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Translation
detector
Word origin
From Latin detegere ('to uncover'), from de- plus tegere ('to cover'), with the agent suffix -tor. The same root gives English 'detect' and 'detective'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- detegere
- English cognates
- detect, detective
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldetectores
Examples
sonar.
The smoke detector started to sound.
metales .
They installed a metal detector at the entrance.
pilas.
The detector does not work without batteries.
.
Each room has its own detector.
enciende .
A motion detector switches on the light.
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