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DETECTING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A police investigation to determine the perpetrator

Example:

detection is hard on the feet

Synonyms:

detecting; detection; detective work; sleuthing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("detecting" is a kind of...):

police investigation; police work (the investigation of criminal activities)

Derivation:

detect (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb detect

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 Context examples: 

Use of a device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor early in its development.

(Early Detection, NCI Thesaurus)

A highly sensitive immunoassay capable of detecting secreted materials from individual cells upon activation.

(Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Spot Assay, NCI Thesaurus)

A spectrometric method, based on measurement of electron spins and magnetic moments, for detecting and estimating free radicals in reactions and in biological systems.

(Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

The skin of the organ responsible for detecting sound and establishing balance.

(Ear Skin, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of disease, usually in asymptomatic individuals.

(Disease Screening, NCI Thesaurus)

The use of any device, marker, or other means for the purpose of detecting the presence of a tumor, usually before there are any symptoms.

(Cancer Screening, NCI Thesaurus)

Specific families of pattern recognition receptors are responsible for detecting foreign DNA from invading microbes or host cells and generating innate immune responses.

(Cytosolic DNA-Sensing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A research study that evaluates methods of detecting disease.

(Diagnostic trial, NCI Dictionary)

Used for detecting protein and gene expression, determining tissue specificity, and localizing genes and proteins within tissue samples.

(In Situ Hybridization Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

But because the 14 had faulty rods and cones—the main light-detecting and image-producing cells in the eye—the scientists suspected that some other type of light-detecting cell must contribute to light-sensitive pain.

(How Light Boosts Migraine Pain, NIH, US)