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Detailed Translations for sensor from English to French

the sensor
le détecteur; le capteur
- détecteur [le ~] noun
- capteur [le ~] noun
the sensor (feeler; tentacle)
le détecteur; la sonde; le capteur; le palpeur
- détecteur [le ~] noun
- sonde [la ~] noun
- capteur [le ~] noun
- palpeur [le ~] noun
the sensor

– Any hardware or software that can detect events or environmental changes, such as your current location or the amount of light around your computer. For example, a notebook with a location sensor, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, can determine your exact location. An ambient light sensor can detect when there is a change in lighting, and then a program can use that information to adjust the brightness of your screen. ¹
le capteur
- capteur [le ~] noun
the sensor (image sensor)

– A device used in digital cameras to capture visual information. ¹
le capteur; capteur d'image
- capteur [le ~] noun
- capteur d'image

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
capteur	feeler; image sensor; sensor; tentacle	explorer; sensitive person; touchy person
détecteur	feeler; sensor; tentacle	detector; informer; sensitive person; squeaker; tell-tale; touchy person
palpeur	feeler; sensor; tentacle	sensitive person; touchy person
sonde	feeler; sensor; tentacle	explorer; sensitive person; soil-drill; touchy person
-	detector; sensing element
Not Specified	Related Translations	Other Translations
capteur d'image	image sensor; sensor

any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner²
Any hardware or software that can detect events or environmental changes, such as your current location or the amount of light around your computer. For example, a notebook with a location sensor, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, can determine your exact location. An ambient light sensor can detect when there is a change in lighting, and then a program can use that information to adjust the brightness of your screen.¹
A device used in digital cameras to capture visual information.¹

sensor

noun

device or organ that detects certain external stimuli
- sensor → détecteur; capteur

sensor

noun

appareil destiné à capter.
- capteur → sensor; transducer
Capteur, appareil destiné à transformer une grandeur physique en un signal, le plus souvent électrique, qui pourra ensuite faire l’objet d’un traitement automatisé ou d’un affichage.
- senseur → sensor