metal detector

metal detector — ► NOUN ▪ an electronic device that gives an audible signal when it is close to metal …   English terms dictionary

metal detector — / mɛtl di tɛktə/, it. / mɛtal de tɛktor/ locuz. ingl. (propr. rivelatore di metallo ), usata in ital. come s.m. (tecnol.) [apparecchio costituito da una sorgente di onde elettromagnetiche e da un apparato che rivela masse metalliche, installato… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

Metal detector — A U.S. Army soldier uses a metal detector to search for weapons and ammunition in Iraq A metal detector is a device which responds to metal that may not be readily apparent. The simplest form of a metal detector consists of an oscillator… …   Wikipedia

metal detector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms metal detector : singular metal detector plural metal detectors a) a piece of equipment that is used for finding metal objects buried in the ground b) a piece of equipment used especially at airports for… …   English dictionary

metal detector — metal de.tector n 1.) a machine used to find pieces of metal that are buried under the ground 2.) a special frame that you walk through at an airport, used to check for weapons made of metal …   Dictionary of contemporary English

metal detector — metal de,tector noun count a piece of equipment that is used for finding metal objects buried in the ground a. equipment used especially at airports for checking whether someone is carrying something such as a weapon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

metal detector — noun detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal • Hypernyms: ↑detector, ↑sensor, ↑sensing element …   Useful english dictionary

metal detector — me·tal de·tec·tor loc.s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS tecn. rivelatore a raggi infrarossi di oggetti metallici, installato a scopo di sicurezza all ingresso di banche, aeroporti, ecc., per segnalare la presenza di armi, bombe e sim. Sinonimi …   Dizionario italiano

metal detector — noun a) A hand held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal. b) A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an …   Wiktionary

metal detector — noun (C) 1 a machine used to find pieces of metal that are buried under the ground 2 a special frame that you walk through at an airport, used to check for weapons made of metal …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

metal detector — an electronic device for detecting the presence of metal objects, as one used as a portable sweeping unit or one emplaced in an archway at an airport terminal to detect concealed weapons, explosives, etc. * * * …   Universalium