Kilo Lingo

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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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This word is part of lesson 68.