sensor
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Originated 1925–30 from sense + -or.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
sensor (plural sensors)
TranslationsEdit
device or organ that detects certain external stimuli
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ReferencesEdit
- “sensor” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “sensor” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "sensor" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
AnagramsEdit
IndonesianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Dutch censor, from Latin censor.
VerbEdit
sensor
- to censor
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
sensor
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin censor, sense 3 from English sensor
NounEdit
sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)
ReferencesEdit
- “sensor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin censor, sense 3 from English sensor
NounEdit
sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)
ReferencesEdit
- “sensor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PortugueseEdit
NounEdit
sensor m (plural sensores)
- sensor (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)