sensor

Originated 1925–30, formed as a Latin loanword from sentiō (“to feel”) +‎ -tor (“-er”). By surface analysis, sense +‎ -or.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sɚ/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophones: censer, censor, senser
• Rhymes: -ɛnsə(ɹ)

sensor (plural sensors)

1. A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

   The smoke sensor triggered the alarm.

   Modern phones contain a light sensor that adjusts brightness.

   A motion sensor detected movement in the empty room.

• senser

• → Finnish: sensori
• → Polish: sensor
• → Turkish: sensör

• “sensor”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “sensor”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "sensor" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

• Ensors, nosers, senors, serons, snores

Borrowed from English sensor.

sensor

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) sensor

• (Hong Kong) 感應器／感应器 (gǎnyìngqì)
• (Mainland China) 傳感器／传感器 (chuángǎnqì)
• (Taiwan) 感測器／感测器 (gǎncèqì)

Borrowed from English sensor.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.zɔr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sen‧sor
• Rhymes: -ɛnzɔr
• Homophone: censor

sensor m (plural sensoren or sensors, diminutive sensortje n)

1. sensor [from ca. 1960s]

• bewegingssensor
• warmtesensor

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɛnsɔr]
• Hyphenation: sèn‧sor
• Rhymes: -ɔr

Borrowed from Dutch censor, from Latin censor.

sènsor (plural sensor-sensor)

1. censor, an official responsible for the removal of objectionable or sensitive content
2. censoring, an act of censorship

Borrowed from Dutch sensor, from English sensor.

sènsor (plural sensor-sensor)

1. sensor, a device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner

• “sensor”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From Latin censor.

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

From English sensor.

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorer, definite plural sensorene)

1. a sensor (device)

• “sensor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /sensur/

From Latin censor.

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a censor
2. an examiner (education, of exam papers)

From English sensor.

sensor m (definite singular sensoren, indefinite plural sensorar, definite plural sensorane)

1. a sensor (device)

• “sensor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English sensor.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛn.sɔr/
• Rhymes: -ɛnsɔr
• Syllabification: sen‧sor

sensor m inan

1. sensor (automatic warning device, sensitive to changes in certain physical quantities)

   Synonyms: czujka, czujnik, receptor

• “sensor”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “sensor”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

• Homophone: censor

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor (device or organ that detects certain external stimuli)

• senso

• “sensor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sensor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• IPA^(key): /senˈsoɾ/ [sẽnˈsoɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: sen‧sor
• Homophone: (Latin America) censor

sensor (feminine sensora, masculine plural sensores, feminine plural sensoras)

1. acting as a sensor

sensor m (plural sensores)

1. sensor

• “sensor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Borrowed from English sensor.

sensor c

1. a sensor

• temperatursensor

• detektor
• givare
• indikator

• “sensor”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sensor”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

• rosens, senors