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Detailed Translations for sensor from English to German

sensor:

sensor [the ~] nomen

  1. the sensor
    der Sensor
  2. the sensor (feeler; tentacle)
    der Fühler
  3. the sensor
    – Any hardware or software that can detect events or environmental changes, such as your current location or the amount of light around your computer. For example, a notebook with a location sensor, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, can determine your exact location. An ambient light sensor can detect when there is a change in lighting, and then a program can use that information to adjust the brightness of your screen. 1
    der Sensor

Translation Matrix for sensor:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Fühler feeler; sensor; tentacle antenna; blade; feeler; sensitive person; stem; tactile organ; tentacle; touchy person; whip aerial
Sensor sensor Sensing; Sensing Method; air pollution detector
- detector; image sensor; sensing element

Related Words for "sensor":

  • sensors

Synonyms for "sensor":


Related Definitions for "sensor":

  1. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner2
  2. Any hardware or software that can detect events or environmental changes, such as your current location or the amount of light around your computer. For example, a notebook with a location sensor, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, can determine your exact location. An ambient light sensor can detect when there is a change in lighting, and then a program can use that information to adjust the brightness of your screen.1
  3. A device used in digital cameras to capture visual information.1

Wiktionary Translations for sensor:

sensor
noun
  1. device or organ that detects certain external stimuli
sensor
noun
  1. Fühler, genauer
  2. kurz für Messfühler

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sensor Sensor senseur — Capteur, appareil destiné à transformer une grandeur physique en un signal, le plus souvent électrique, qui pourra ensuite faire l’objet d’un traitement automatisé ou d’un affichage.