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Definitions for Detectable
[1] to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
[2] to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas.
[3] to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy.
[4] Telecommunications . to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver. to demodulate.
[5] to perceive or notice to detect a note of sarcasm
[6] to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation) to detect alcohol in the blood
[7] to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)
[8] obsolete to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc)
Words related to Detectable
detectobservable, discernible, evident, noticeable, measurable, visible, appreciable, palpable, distinguishable, perceivable
Words nearby Detectable
detectdetailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent
Origin of Detectable
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus (past participle of dētegere ), equivalent to dē- de- + teg(ere ) to cover + -tus past participle suffix
Other words from Detectable
de·tect·a·ble , de·tect·i·ble , adjective
de·tect·a·bil·i·ty , de·tect·i·bil·i·ty , noun
pre·de·tect , verb (used with object)
un·de·tect·a·ble , adjective
un·de·tect·a·bly , adverb
un·de·tect·ed , adjective
un·de·tect·i·ble , adjective
Word origin for Detectable
C15: from Latin dētectus uncovered, from dētegere to uncover, from de- + tegere to cover
Synonyms for Detectable
appreciable, discernible, distinguishable, evident, measurable, noticeable, observable, palpable, visible, perceivable