"detected" in the verb sense
1. detect, observe, find, discover, notice
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
"We found traces of lead in the paint"
"detected" in the adjective sense
1. detected
perceived or discerned
"the detected micrometeoritic material"
2. detected
perceived with the mind
"he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice"
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