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  • 1smoke detector — [n] smoke alarm danger signal, emergency alarm, fire alarm, fire bell, heat sensor, siren; concepts 269,463 …

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  • 2smoke detector — n. a usually battery operated warning device that sets off a loud signal when excessive smoke or heat is detected …

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  • 3Smoke detector — A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a… …

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  • 4smoke detector — an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke. Also called smoke alarm. [1925 30] * * *       device used to warn occupants of a building of the presence of a fire before it reaches a rapidly spreading stage and inhibits… …

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  • 5smoke detector — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smoke detector : singular smoke detector plural smoke detectors American a smoke alarm …

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  • 6smoke detector — noun : an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke * * * noun, pl ⋯ tors [count] : ↑smoke alarm * * * ˈsmoke alarm 7 [smoke alarm] (also …

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  • 7smoke detector — smoke′ detec tor n. cvb an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke Also called smoke′ alarm . Etymology: 1925–30 …

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  • 8smoke detector — smoke de.tector n a ↑smoke alarm …

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  • 9smoke detector — smoke de,tector noun count a SMOKE ALARM …

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  • 10smoke detector — дымовой детектор property detector детектор свойства; детектор признака focus detector distance фокусное расстояние детектора zero crossing detector детектор перехода через нуль crossover detector детектор перехода через нуль presence detector… …

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