el
masculine
/senˈsoɾ/
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Translation
sensor
Word origin
A modern technical borrowing from English sensor, ultimately from Latin sensus ('feeling'), from sentire ('to feel, perceive').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sentire
- English cognates
- sensor, sense, sensation
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsensores
Examples
cualquier .
The door sensor detects any movement.
enciende sola .
The light turns on by itself thanks to a sensor.
aparcamiento .
The car has rear parking sensors.
mide temperatura .
A sensor measures the temperature of the room.
.
The sensor stopped working and the alarm went off.
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