Sensor vs. Detector
Difference Between Sensor and Detector
Sensornoun
A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.
Detectornoun
A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.
Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.Sensornoun
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
Detectornoun
An indicator showing the depth of the water in a boiler.
Detectornoun
A galvanometer, usually portable, for indicating the direction of a current.
Detectornoun
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
Detectornoun
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
Detectornoun
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
