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Detector vs Hodoscope - What's the difference?

detector | hodoscope |

As nouns the difference between detector and hodoscope

is that detector is a device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon while hodoscope is a device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays and other subatomic particles.

detector

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon.
    • Smoke detectors are mandatory in public buildings.

    Derived terms

    * lie detector * smoke detector

    hodoscope

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A device, consisting of multiple detectors, that is used to track the path of cosmic rays and other subatomic particles