English-Thai Dictionary

detection

N การ ค้นหา  kan-kon-ha

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DETECTION

n.The act of detecting; discovery of a person or thing attempted to be concealed; as the detection of a thief or burglarian; the detection of fraud or forgery; the detection of artifice, device or a plot. 2. Discovery of any thing before hidden, or unknown.
The sea and rivers are instrumental to the detection of amber and other fossils, by washing away the earth that concealed them.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DETECTION

De *tec "tion, n. Etym: [L. detectio an uncovering, revealing. ]

 

Defn: The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot. Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

detection

de tec tion |diˈtekSHən dəˈtɛkʃən | ▶noun the action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed: the early detection of fetal abnormalities. • the work of a detective in investigating a crime: [ as modifier ] : the detection rate for murder is over 90 percent. • another term for demodulation (see demodulate ). ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘revelation of what is concealed ’): from late Latin detectio (n- ), from Latin detegere ‘uncover ’ (see detect ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

detection

de |tec ¦tion |dɪˈtɛkʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed: the early detection of fetal abnormalities. • the work of a detective in investigating a crime: modern technology is essential to crime detection. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘revelation of what is concealed ’): from late Latin detectio (n- ), from Latin detegere ‘uncover ’ (see detect ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

detection

detection noun 1 the detection of methane: discernment, perception, awareness, recognition, identification, diagnosis; sensing, sight, smelling, tasting. 2 the detection of insider trading: discovery, uncovering, unearthing, exposure, revelation. 3 he managed to escape detection: capture, identification, exposure; apprehension, arrest; notice.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

detection

detection noun 1 the detection of methane and ammonia in the atmosphere in the 1930s: observation, noticing, noting, discernment, perception, spotting, awareness, recognition, distinguishing, identification, diagnosis; sensing, sight, smelling, tasting. 2 the detection of insider dealing has increased: discovery, uncovering, unearthing, rooting out, exposure, revelation. 3 the detection rate for burglary in dwellings is now less than 20 \%: solving, clear-up. 4 somehow he managed to escape detection: capture, identification, exposure, unmasking, tracking down, apprehension, arrest.

 

French Dictionary

détection

détection n. f. nom féminin Action de détecter; son résultat. : La détection des nappes de pétrole. Note Orthographique détec t ion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

detection

de t é c tion 名詞 U 1 (隠れているもの 病気などの )検出, 発見, 探知 .2 (秘密などの )発覚, 露見 .3 (犯罪などの )捜査 ; 摘発 .4 〘通信 〙検波 .