detective
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a police officer who investigates crimes
detective agency
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an agency that makes inquiries for its clients
detector
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
detector
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity
detector
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner
detent
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
detente
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
detention cell
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
detention centre
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
detention camp
— Navneord
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~ an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
detention
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is on hold"; "he is in the custody of police"
detention basin
— Navneord
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~ a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
detention
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
deter
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
deter
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth"
deterge
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
~ wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body; "This drug is powerful enough to deterge"
detergence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
detergency
— Navneord
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~ detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power
detergent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ having cleansing power
detergent
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension