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Detected vs Spotted - What's the difference?

detected | spotted |

As adjectives the difference between detected and spotted

is that detected is referring to something that has been noticed while spotted is discoloured by spots; stained.

As verbs the difference between detected and spotted

is that detected is past tense of detect while spotted is past tense of spot.

detected

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Referring to something that has been noticed.
    • The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.

    Antonyms

    * undetected * non-detected

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detect)
    • We detected the submarine long before it observed us.

    spotted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Discoloured by spots; stained.
  • (no comparative or superlative ) Characterized by spots (used especially of animals and plants).
    • the spotted hyena

    Synonyms

    * (discoloured by spots ): blotched, blotchy, stained, spotty

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spot)

    • Derived terms

    * spotted bowerbird * spotted cucumber * spotted dick * spotted dolphin * spotted eagle ray * spotted fever * spotted nothura * spotted redshank * spotted tree