detection

Noun

• a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  • detection is hard on the feet
    

• the detection that a signal is being received

• the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

• the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
  • early detection can often lead to a cure
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  detecting , detective work , sleuthing , signal detection , catching , espial , spying , spotting , sensing