nnoun.acta police investigation to determine the perpetratorSynset:detection detective work sleuthing
Examples:- detection is hard on the feet
Derivationally Related Form:detectsleuth
Hypernyms:police investigation police work
Inherited Hypernyms:detectionpolice workinvestigationworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptiondiscover or determine the existence, presence, or fact ofSynset:detect discover find notice observe
Examples:- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
Derivationally Related Form:noticedetectingobservancefinddiscovererfinderdiscoverydetectionfindingobservableobservantobservationobserverdetector
Hypernyms:sight spy
Inherited Hypernyms:detectspyperceive
Direct Hyponyms:catch outfind outinstantiateseesensetrace
Full Troponyms:find outinstantiateseesensetrace
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE