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[dɪ'tekʃ(ə)n] Sub.  | |
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| Allg. |
descoberta; revelação |
| el. |
detecção; desmodulação |
| Umwelt |
deteção |
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detection The act or process of discovering evidence or proof of governmental, legal or ethical violations [dɪ'tekʃ(ə)n] Sub. | |
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| Umwelt |
detecção |
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| Englisch Thesaurus |
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| Abkürz. |
detn |
| Mil. |
Discovery of the presence of a person, object or phenomenon of potential military significance |
| Mil., Abkürz. |
det; detec |
| Mil., Logist. |
The discovery by any means of the presence of a person, a unit, an item of equipment or the existence of an adversary activity. Detection does not necessarily imply reconnaissance, identification or precise locating. 2. Electromagnetic detection: detection of an electronic asset by the interception of his emissions (FRA) |
| USA |
In tactical operations, the perception of an object of possible military interest but unconfirmed by recognition. s.a. hazard; In surveillance, the determination and transmission by a surveillance system that an event has occurred. s.a. hazard; In arms control, the first step in the process of ascertaining the occurrence of a violation of an arms control agreement. s.a. hazard; In chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear environments, the act of locating chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear hazards by use of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detectors or monitoring and/or survey teams. (JP 3-11) s.a. hazard |
