Overview of verb detect

The verb detect has 1 sense

• detect, observe, find, discover, notice -- (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint")

Overview of adj detected

The adj detected has 2 senses

• detected -- (perceived or discerned; "the detected micrometeoritic material")


• detected -- (perceived with the mind; "he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice")