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Meaning of metal detector | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A hand-held device that uses electromagnetic induction to detect buried metal.
  2. A metal-detecting device, incorporated into a full-body scanner structure, through which people pass, used to detect certain concealed weapons and certain contraband.

Equivalents

Català cercametalls cercatresors
Deutsch Metalldetektor
Español detector de metal detector de metales de brazo detector fijo de metales detector metálico de mano detector metálico pórtico
Suomi metallinilmaisin metallinpaljastin
Français détecteur de métaux
Magyar fémérzékelő
Italiano cercametalli metal detector rilevametalli rivelametalli
日本語 金属探知機
Nederlands metaaldetector
Polski bramka
Română detector de metale
Русский дете́ктор мета́лла металлоискатель
Svenska metalldetektor
Türkçe metal dedektörü

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

metal detectorist metal halide lamp metal homeostasis metal hydride metal jacket metal master

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