detection : Idioms & Phrases
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explosive detection system
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noun a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports
EDS.
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explosive trace detection
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noun a system for screening luggage in airports; an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives
ETD.
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radio detection and ranging
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noun measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
radar; microwave radar; radiolocation.
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ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system
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noun a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship
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signal detection
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noun the detection that a signal is being received
detection.