metal detector

See also: metaldetector

English

Etymology

metal + detector

Noun

metal detector (plural metal detectors)

A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.

Derived terms

metal detectorist

Related terms

Translations

a hand-held device

Catalan: cercametalls m, cercatresors m
Danish: metaldetektor c
Dutch: metaaldetector (nl) m
Finnish: metallinpaljastin (fi)
French: détecteur de métaux (fr) m
German: Metalldetektor (de) m
Hungarian: fémérzékelő
Italian: cercametalli (it) m
Japanese: 金属探知機 (ja)
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: wykrywacz metali
Romanian: detector de metale (ro) n
Russian: металлоиска́тель (ru) m (metalloiskátelʹ)
Spanish: detector de metal m
Swedish: metalldetektor (sv) c
Turkish: metal dedektörü (tr)
Ukrainian: металодете́ктор m (metalodetéktor), металошука́ч m (metalošukáč)

a structure, similar to a doorway

Czech: bezpečnostní rám
Danish: metaldetektor c
Dutch: metaaldetector (nl) m
Finnish: metallinpaljastin (fi)
German: Metalldetektor (de) m
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: wykrywacz metali, bramka (pl) f
Russian: дете́ктор мета́лла m (detéktor metálla)
Spanish: detector de metal m
Swedish: metalldetektor (sv) c

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Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 金屬探測器／金属探测器
French: ^{(please verify)} détecteur de métaux (fr) m
Irish: ^{(please verify)} brathadóir miotail m