What is the meaning of detected?

verb

  • Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.
    • usage: "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

adjective

  • Perceived or discerned.
    • usage: "the detected micrometeoritic material"
  • Perceived with the mind.
    • usage: "he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice"
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