a. [ L. detectus, p. p. of detegere to uncover, detect; de + tegere to cover. See Tegument. ] Detected. [ Obs. ] Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered at the first view, as fraud is surely detected at last. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Like following life through creatures you dissect,
You lose it in the moment you detect. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
He was untruly judged to have preached such articles as he was detected of. Sir T. More.
n. One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. detectio an uncovering, revealing. ] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery;
Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting crime or criminals;
n. One who business it is so detect criminals or discover matters of secrecy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., a revealer. ] One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A deathbed's detector of the heart. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bank-note detector,
Detector lock.
. (Railroads) 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]