# sensor
## English
### Etymology

Originated 1925–30, formed as a Latin loanword from sentiō (“to feel”) +‎ -tor (“-er”). By surface analysis, sense +‎ -or.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈsɛn.sə/
* (US) IPA: /ˈsɛn.sɚ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophones: censer, censor, senser
* Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

### Noun

sensor (plural sensors)
* A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

#### Derived terms

* aptasensor
* chemosensor
* crossed loop sensor
* fluorosensor
* geosensor
* glucosensor
* gravisensor
* gyrosensor
* image sensor
* immunosensor
* intersensor
* intrasensor
* magnetosensor
* mechanosensor
* microsensor
* minisensor
* multisensor
* nanosensor
* neurosensor
* osmosensor
* phagosensor
* photosensor
* sensel
* sensor array
* sensorchip
* sensorgram
* sensorization
* sensorless
* sensorlike
* somatosensor
* thermosensor
* xenosensor

#### Related terms

* senser

#### Descendants

* → Finnish: sensori
* → Polish: sensor
* → Turkish: sensör

#### Translations
### References

* “sensor”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
* “sensor”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
* "sensor" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

### Anagrams

* Ensors, nosers, senors, serons, snores

## Chinese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): sen$^1$ saa$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sen$^1$ saa$^2$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sen$^1$ saa$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛːn⁵⁵ saː³⁵/

### Noun

sensor
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) sensor

#### Synonyms

* (Hong Kong) 感應器／感应器 (gǎnyìngqì)
* (Mainland China) 傳感器／传感器 (chuángǎnqì)
* (Taiwan) 感測器／感测器 (gǎncèqì)

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɛn.zɔr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: sen‧sor
* Rhymes: -ɛnzɔr
* Homophone: censor

### Noun

sensor m (plural sensoren or sensors, diminutive sensortje n)
* sensor [from ca. 1960s]

#### Derived terms

* bewegingssensor
* warmtesensor

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɛnsɔr]
* Hyphenation: sèn‧sor
* Rhymes: -ɔr

### Etymology 1

From Dutch censor, from Latin censor.

#### Noun

sensor or sènsor
* censor, an official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content.
* censoring, an act of censorship.

##### Derived terms

* menyensor
* penyensor
* penyensoran

### Etymology 2

From English sensor. Pronunciation influenced by Dutch sensor.

#### Noun

sensor or sènsor
* sensor, a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

### Further reading

* “sensor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Latin censor.

#### Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)
* a censor
* an examiner (education, of exam papers)

### Etymology 2

From English sensor.

#### Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)
* a sensor (device)

### References

* “sensor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sensur/

### Etymology 1

From Latin censor.

#### Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)
* a censor
* an examiner (education, of exam papers)

### Etymology 2

From English sensor.

#### Noun

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)
* a sensor (device)

### References

* “sensor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɛn.sɔr/
* Rhymes: -ɛnsɔr
* Syllabification: sen‧sor

### Noun

sensor m inan
* sensor (automatic warning device, sensitive to changes in certain physical quantities)
    Synonyms: czujka, czujnik, receptor

#### Derived terms

* biosensor

### Further reading

* sensor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* sensor in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈsoʁ/ [sẽˈsoh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈsoʁ/ [sẽˈsoh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /sẽˈsoɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /sẽˈsoʁ/ [sẽˈsoχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /sẽˈsoɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈsoɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈsoɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sẽˈso.ɾi/
* Homophone: censor

### Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)
* sensor (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)

#### Related terms

* senso

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /senˈsoɾ/ [sẽnˈsoɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -oɾ
* Syllabification: sen‧sor
* Homophone: (Latin America) censor

### Adjective

sensor (feminine sensora, masculine plural sensores, feminine plural sensoras)
* acting as a sensor

### Noun

sensor m (plural sensores)
* sensor

#### Related terms

* sensorial
* sensorio

### Further reading

* “sensor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English sensor.

### Noun

sensor c
* a sensor

#### Related terms

* temperatursensor

### See also

* detektor
* givare
* indikator

### References

* sensor in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sensor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

### Anagrams

* rosens, senors