detector vs device

device vs detector

detector and device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detector	Yes	No	No	No
device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, device is a hypernym of detector; that is, device is a word with a broader meaning than detector:

detector: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

detector (noun)	device (noun)
any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner	any clever maneuver
electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity	an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave	an emblematic design (especially in heraldry)
	any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
	something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

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