Detector Definition

detector
noun
  1. 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
  2. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
  3. electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity

"Detector" in song lyrics

See how detector is used in real songs:

  • "The original game detector"
    Ant Banks f/ Captain Save'm, Dionne Jackson, Dolla Will, Too $hort, Vidal Prevost — Lead the Way
  • "Calls collector, plus a snitch detector"
    Big Pokey — Hardest Pit
  • "The cypher and the langers of lies, the detector"
    Black Lotus f/ Jim Kelly — Remain Here

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