Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detect

(uncountable) The state of being detectable / (countable) The extent to which something is detectable

In a way that can be detected

Able to be detected.

plural of detecter

Alternative form of detector

(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. / A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.

(obsolete) Detected.

to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

Employed in detecting.