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sensor

Definition

  • noun: a device that detects or senses heat, light, sound, motion, etc., and then reacts to it in a particular way
  • noun: a device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control)
  • synonyms: sensory

Examples

  • a motion/optical 'sensor'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Authorisation: Picard -AT. - Did I catch you at a bad time? - No, Admiral, of course not. I've just heard that our colony on Ivor Prime has been destroyed. - Long-range sensors... - Yes, I know. The Borg. Captain's log: Stardate .. The moment I have dreaded for nearly six years has finally arrived. (..)
    1996 Star Trek: First Contact