metal detector
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English
Etymology
Noun
metal detector (plural metal detectors)
- A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
- A structure, similar to a doorway, through which people pass; an alarm is sounded if the person is carrying a metal object, as this may indicate a weapon.
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Translations
a hand-held device
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a structure, similar to a doorway
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See also
metal detector on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Category:metal detectors on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English metal detector.
Noun
metal detector m (invariable)
- metal detector
- Synonyms: cercametalli, rilevametalli, rivelametalli