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Adjective: detected  di'tek-tid
  1. Perceived or discerned
    "the detected micrometeoritic material"
     
  2. Perceived with the mind
    "he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice"
Verb: detect  di'tekt
  1. Determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water";
    - observe, find, discover, notice

See also: heard, noticed, perceived, sensed

Type of: descry, espy, sight, spot, spy

Antonym: undetected

Encyclopedia: Detect