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ESPYING |
Detecting |
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FINDING |
Detecting |
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RADAR |
System for detecting aircraft |
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PILOT |
An instrument for detecting the compass error. |
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TITHONOMETER |
An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting
tithonicity; an actinometer. |
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RHEOSCOPE |
An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of
currents, as of electricity. |
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DETECTIVE |
Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in
detecting crime or criminals; as, a detective officer. |
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GALVANOSCOPE |
An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence
of electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity. |
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GASOSCOPE |
An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous
gas, from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house. |
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SIDEROSCOPE |
An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron
in any substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic
needles. |
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DETECTION |
The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed
or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of
fraud, forgery, or a plot. |
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CARBONOMETER |
An instrument for detecting and measuring the amount
of carbon which is present, or more esp. the amount of carbon dioxide,
by its action on limewater or by other means. |
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ELECTROSCOPE |
An instrument for detecting the presence of
electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species
of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like. |
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NODDY |
...al flat
spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for
detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which... |
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POLYGRAPH |
An instrument for detecting deceptive statements by a
subject, by measuring several physiological states of the subject, such
as pulse, heartbe... |
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TASIMER |
An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extension
or movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small rod,
disk, or button... |