detection
de·tec·tion
noun
1.
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
- “early detection can often lead to a cure”
4.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin dētēctiōnem. By surface analysis, detect + -ion.
Phrases
- Canny edge detection
- collision detection
- detection comb
- detection dog
- lie detection
- nuclear hydrogen detection meter
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