sensor

Definitions

sens (feel, perceive) + -or (a thing that does) = 'a thing that senses.' A modern coinage for a device that perceives the physical world on our behalf — motion, heat, light. It's the machine version of a sense organ.

Common Collocations

• 1.motion sensor运动传感器
• 2.temperature sensor温度传感器
• 3.sensor data传感器数据
• 4.built-in sensor内置传感器

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The light turns on automatically when the motion sensor detects you.

• 2.

  The phone's camera sensor captures more light in the dark.