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detected

Definitions of detected
  1. adjective
    perceived or discerned
    “the detected micrometeoritic material”
    synonyms:
    perceived
    detected by means of the senses
    perceived, sensed
    detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
    heard
    detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
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    antonyms:
    undetected
    not perceived or discerned
    undiscovered
    not discovered
    unobserved, unseen
    not observed
  2. adjective
    perceived with the mind
    “he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice”
    synonyms:
    noticed
    being perceived or observed
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