un detected
verb (used with object)
1.
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
2.
to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas.
3.
to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy.
4.
Telecommunications.
a.
to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
b.
to demodulate.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus (past participle of dētegere), equivalent to dē- de- + teg(ere) to cover + -tus past participle suffix
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus (past participle of dētegere), equivalent to dē- de- + teg(ere) to cover + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
de·tect·a·ble, de·tect·i·ble, adjective
de·tect·a·bil·i·ty, de·tect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
pre·de·tect, verb (used with object)
un·de·tect·a·ble, adjective
un·de·tect·a·bly, adverb
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detect (dɪˈtɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to perceive or notice: to detect a note of sarcasm |
| 2. | to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation): to detect alcohol in the blood |
| 3. | to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave) |
| 4. | obsolete to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc) |
| [C15: from Latin dētectus uncovered, from dētegere to uncover, from | |
| de'tectable | |
| —adj | |
| de'tectible | |
| —adj | |
| de'tecter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
detect
mid-15c., from L. detectus, pp. of detegere "uncover, disclose," from de- "un-, off" + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus).
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