detection

Meanings

Plural: detections

Noun

• the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
  • "early detection can often lead to a cure"
• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
• the detection that a signal is being received
• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  • "detection is hard on the feet"
• The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
• Synonym of accusation, the exposure of concealed information about a crime or heresy.
• The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.

Synonyms

accusation, catching, demodulation, detecting, detective work, espial, sensing, signal detection, sleuthing, spotting, spying