sensing element vs sensor

sensing element and sensor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensing element	Yes	No	No	No
sensor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sensing element and sensor are synonyms defined as:

sensing element and sensor: 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

Other synonyms of sensing element include detector.

sensing element (noun)	sensor (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 device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner