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METAL DETECTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("metal detector" is a kind of...):
detector; sensing element; sensor (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)
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