sensor

S2 W2

BrE /ˈsensə/ AmE /ˈsɛnsər/

noun en → es

1 DETECT [singular] B2

a device that detects or measures changes in the environment and sends information to another device, such as a computer

sensor, detector

  • a sensor for something

Collocations motion sensor · temperature sensor

  • The house has a motion sensor to detect intruders.

    La casa tiene un sensor de movimiento para detectar intrusos.

2 EYE [singular] C1

a device that detects light and sends information about it to a computer or other electronic equipment, used in cameras and similar devices

sensor de imagen, captador de luz

  • an image sensor

Collocations image sensor · camera sensor

  • The camera has a high-resolution image sensor.

    La cámara tiene un sensor de imagen de alta resolución.