detected

The word “detected” means noticed or discovered. In plain terms, found or noticed, usually through testing or observation.

“Detected” is pronounced dih-TEHK-tihd (/dɪˈtɛktɪd/ in IPA).

Here is “detected” used in a sentence: “No abnormalities were detected in the scan.”

The opposite of “detected” — its antonyms — are undetected and non-detected.

“Detected” is an adjective.

“Detected” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Detected suggests that something hidden, faint, or hard to perceive was noticed, often with instruments or careful attention — a gas leak, a note of irony, an error. Discovered is broader and simply means found for the first time. Detected stresses picking up something that was concealed or easy to miss.

Detected means the presence of something was noticed; identified means it was determined exactly what that something is. A scanner may report that a threat was detected before analysts have identified which virus it is. Detection answers "is something there?"; identification answers "what is it?"

Use detected by for whoever or whatever did the detecting — "detected by radar," "detected by a technician." Use detected in for the place or sample where something was found — "traces detected in the water." The two often appear together: "Bacteria were detected in the sample by the lab."