Der Metalldetektor
Example: Der Metalldetektor am Eingang sorgt für mehr Sicherheit.
Definition
"Der Metalldetektor" is a device used to detect the presence of metal objects, often employed at entrances for security screening to prevent unauthorized metal items from being brought inside.
Etymology
The word "der Metalldetektor" comes from the German language, combining "Metall" meaning metal and "Detektor" meaning detector. The latter traces back to Latin 'detegere' meaning 'to uncover.' Did you know that the invention of metal detectors dates back to the late 19th century, initially designed to find metal objects underground?
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"Der Metalldetektor" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Security - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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