detector

/dɪˈtɛktər/

Syllables de·tec·tor

Stress de-TEC-tor

Phonics Breakdown

de

/dɪ/

short i

tec

/tɛk/

short e

tor

/tər/

er schwa

Meaning

a device that discovers or identifies the presence of something

Sound Reference

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di=/dɪ/(different) + tek=/tɛk/(technology) + ter=/tər/(computer)

Example

The smoke detector went off during the night.