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de·tect

 (dĭ-tĕkt′)
tr.v. de·tect·ed, de·tect·ing, de·tects
1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
2. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.
3. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.
4. Electronics To demodulate.
[Middle English detecten, from Latin dētegere, dētēct-, to uncover : dē-, de- + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
de·tect′a·ble, de·tect′i·ble adj.
de·tect′er n.
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Adj.1.detectable - capable of being detected; "after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued"
noticeable
perceptible - capable of being perceived by the mind or senses; "a perceptible limp"; "easily perceptible sounds"; "perceptible changes in behavior"
2.detectable - easily seen or detected; "a detectable note of sarcasm"; "he continued after a perceptible pause"
perceptible
noticeable - capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"
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detectable

adjective
Capable of being noticed or apprehended mentally:
appreciable, discernible, distinguishable, noticeable, observable, palpable, perceivable, perceptible, ponderable, sensible.
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detectable

[dɪˈtektəbl] ADJ → perceptible, detectable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detectable

[dɪˈtɛktəbəl] adj (= perceptible) → perceptible; [level] → que l'on peut détecter; [disease] → que l'on peut dépister
to be detectable [trace, level, drug] → être décelable; [symptom, disease] → être dépistable
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

detectable

adj (= able to be found) trace → feststellbar; (= discernible) → wahrnehmbar; effect, sign → erkennbar; no detectable difference → kein erkennbarer Unterschied
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detectable

[dɪˈtɛktəbl] adj (see vb) → scopribile, avvertibile, individuabile; (perceptible) → percettibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

detectable

adj detectable
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[This compelled interest, and evoked murmurs of surprise that had a detectable ingredient of disappointment in them.] If I seem to be springing this evidence upon the court, I offer as my justification for this, that I did not discover its existence until late last night, and have been engaged in examining and classifying it ever since, until half an hour ago.
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