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Synonyms for detectable

Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-tekt
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɛkt


Définition of detectable

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere "uncover, expose," figuratively "discover, reveal, disclose," from de- "un-, off" (see de-) + tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus). Related: Detected; detecting.
  • adj perceptible
Example sentences :
  • "Here," Tip answered, in a detectable imitation of Schroeder's voice.
  • Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
  • It is detectable in every utterance of theirs when they are talking about us.
  • Extract from : « Is Shakespeare Dead? » by Mark Twain
  • Then suddenly—for no detectable reason—conditions are reversed.
  • Extract from : « Disturbing Sun » by Robert Shirley Richardson
  • "We can always depend on Johnny," said Paresi with no detectable emphasis at all.
  • Extract from : « Breaking Point » by James E. Gunn
  • The beam is not detectable by your methods and, therefore, cannot be jammed.
  • Extract from : « Diplomatic Immunity » by Robert Sheckley
  • If I were firing a pistol, would this pistol leave a nitrate on my hands that would be detectable by the paraffin test?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • However, this linkage (reproduced here in figure 18) had no detectable influence on Watt or on subsequent practice.
  • Extract from : « Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt » by Eugene S. Ferguson
  • Manifestly, so slight a change would scarcely be detectable in the vegetation.
  • Extract from : « Climatic Changes » by Ellsworth Huntington
  • The brook was whispering secret things, and the drip from the trees made a soft tinkle, just detectable, on its pools.
  • Extract from : « The Idyl of Twin Fires » by Walter Prichard Eaton
  • A shade of protest had been detectable, presumably, in Challis's face, and he had disclaimed it.
  • Extract from : « It Never Can Happen Again » by William De Morgan

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