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Sensor

noun

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. Synonyms: detector, sensing element.

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"Sensor" Quotes from Famous Books

... Determining Mechanically the Reaction Period of Hearing.—An interesting study of the time of transmission of an impulse through the sensor and motor nerves.—1 ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 • Various

... The sensor cuts out most of this anyway. They say he tears off half of every letter ...

— "Same old Bill, eh Mable!" • Edward Streeter

... to you, only a flying saucer, I suppose. So here's something else for you to think about, Brother Sovig, with whatever power your alleged brain is able to generate. When you shot down that sensor, the starship did not retaliate, but went on without taking any notice of you. When you tried to shoot us down, we took some slight action, but did not kill anyone and are now discussing the situation. Listen carefully now, and ...

— The Galaxy Primes • Edward Elmer Smith