To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation. a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation a device which can detect who is more at risk of a heart attack
Discover, perceive, or locate an object, person, creature type, situation, or aura through primarily visual means Detection can be accomplished through either physical or magical means, depending on what is being sought
Flip a coin If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Himontop Pokémon with this attack: Hitmontop L31
To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
If you detect something, you notice it or sense it, even though it is not very obvious. Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man's face. = sense. to notice or discover something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear etc (detectus, past participle of detegere )