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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Latin
Origin: sensus, past participle of sentire; SENSE1

sensor

 noun
     
Related topics: Measurement
sen‧sor [countable]
TM a piece of equipment used for discovering the presence of light, heat, movement etc
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