sensor

Meanings

Plural: sensors

Noun

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

Origin / Etymology

Originated 1925–30, formed as a Latin loanword from sentiō (“to feel”) + -tor (“-er”). By surface analysis, sense + -or.

Synonyms

detector, sensing element

Scrabble Score: 6

sensor is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sensor is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sensor is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

sensor is a valid Words With Friends word