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UK
/dɪtˈɛktəbəl/
]
[ US /dɪˈtɛktəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /dɪˈtɛktəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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capable of being detected
after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued -
easily seen or detected
he continued after a perceptible pause
a detectable note of sarcasm
How To Use detectable In A Sentence
- High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
- Impacts may create undetectable cracks that, because of the continuous loads, could result in structural damage.
- In continuous light, circadian growth rhythms were detectable for up to 2 weeks.
- There was no one at the beamdown point, which was close to where the undetectable barrier kept the swamp from encroaching on the habitat, but there was a road nearby that took them to the village in less than half an hour's walk. The Beast That Resembles A Poem(A Handy Resource for Architects,Engineers, and Students)
- There has been no detectable change in the patient's condition.
- As expected given low levels of wild codling moths, release of sterile males, and treatment with pheromone, there was no detectable codling moth damage in any orchard.
- The voices of the two lawmen were low, undetectable with the exception of Gordon's shouts, but when he realized that his voice was turned up, he would lower it again.
- The noise is barely detectable by the human ear.
- a detectable note of sarcasm
- Supported by new concept and theory, EDT has advantaged superiority in solving undetectable problems.