detection
/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/
noun
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
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Noun 2 meanings
The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
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DETECTION at a glance
DETECTION has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,359 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with detection
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- DETENTION10
- DEFECTION15
- DEJECTION19
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