Detector - Law Dictionary Search Results
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lie detector : an instrument for detecting physiological evidence of the tension that accompanies lying compare polygraph ...
polygraph
polygraph : an instrument that records physiological pulsations ;esp : lie detector poly·graph·ic [pÄ -lē-gra-fik] adj ...
Detecter
One who or that which detects or brings to light one who finds out what another attempts to conceal a detector...
Detector
One who or that which detects a detecter...
Detector bar
A bar connected with a switch longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train 45 to 50 feet laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the switch...
Gamma ray
A very penetrating electromagnetic ray not appreciably deflected by a magnetic or electric field emitted by radioactive substances Gamma rays are photons of electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength shorter than that of X rays i e shorter than 01 nanometer and are correspondingly more penetrating than X rays In addition to being given off in certain types of radioactive decay they may be found in cosmic radiation though they are largely absorbed by the earths atmosphere Gamma ray detectors orbited above the atmosphere have found bursts of gamma radiation in some cases associated with visually observed supernova explosions but in most cases from unidentified sources...
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