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/sen藞so删/

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Translation

sensor

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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

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The door sensor detects any movement.

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The light turns on by itself thanks to a sensor.

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The car has rear parking sensors.

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A sensor measures the temperature of the room.

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The sensor stopped working and the alarm went off.

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This word is taught in chapter 36, lesson 7: sensor, lim贸n, jam贸n and 7 more words.