undetected
Use Undetected in a sentence
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·b·ly, 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 | |
| undetected (ˌʌndɪˈtɛktɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| not perceived, noticed, or discovered: the fake bomb passed undetected | |
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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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Example sentences
They're vulnerable to malfunction and mischief that could go undetected.
When an outbreak occurs undetected in a facility, viruses can mutate as they cycle through large flocks or herds.
The notion that there might be undetected cancer in any of my patients makes me uncomfortable.
But any piece of software that does a meaningful job will contain hundreds, or even thousands, of undetected bugs.
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