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Definition: Detection |
DetectionNoun1. The perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure". 2. The act of detecting something; catching sight of something. 3. The detection that a signal is being received. 4. The investigation of criminal activities to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "detection" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Detection \De*tec"tion\, noun. [Latin expression detectio an uncovering, revealing.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Aerospace | See recognition, note. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A process by which an output wave is obtained having the characteristics of an original modulating wave or signal. Source: European Union. (references) |
Military | The discovery by any means of the presence of a person, object, or phenomenon of potential military significance. See also identification; identification, friend or foe; recognition. (references) |
Post & Telecom | Process of extracting information from a electromagnetic wave. Source: European Union. (references) |
Transportation | The fact of noticing a particular traffic object or traffic event. For example, detection of a road user or of an obstacle against the traffic environment; detection of a traffic conflict. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
DetectionIn general, the extraction of intelligence from a carrier signal in a communication system.
In opto-electronic systems, the generation of an electrical signal in response to a received optical input. For example, the optical signal received from an optical fiber is converted to an electrical signal in a detector, often a photodiode.
In radio systems, the extraction of an AM signal from its carrier frequency.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Detection."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| DEADS | English | Detection of effluent aromatic dead stuff | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: DetectionSynonyms: catching (n), detecting (n), detective work (n), espial (n), police investigation (n), sensing (n), signal detection (n), sleuthing (n), spotting (n), spying (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Discovery | Noun: discovery, detection, disenchantment; ascertainment, disclosure, find, revelation. |
Latency Implication | Verb: be latent; Adjective: lurk, smolder, underlie, make no sign; escape observation, escape detection, escape recognition; lie hid. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Detection |
| English words defined with "detection": asdic ♦ Bacterioscopy ♦ defect ♦ echo sounder, electronic reconnaissance ♦ HCG, hidden, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin ♦ infiltration ♦ lie low ♦ parity, parity bit ♦ secret, sensing, ship-towed long-range acoustic detection system, signal detection, sonar, stealing, stealth ♦ target acquisition system, Trichinoscope. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "detection": automatic baud rate detection ♦ carrier sense multiple access with collision detection, carrier sense multiple access/collision detection, characteristic detection probability, coherent detection, collision detection, correlation detection, cross correlation detection ♦ differentially coherent detection ♦ error detection and correction, error detection and handling, event detection point ♦ fire detection ♦ leak detection, Lie Detection ♦ Method Detection Limit ♦ Snow Detection, Substance Abuse Detection. (references) |
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 | Pictured is a head x-ray taken by a CAT scanner. This diagnostic technique uses computers to organize thousands of x-rays, taken by a rotating machine around the patient. When first applied in the 1970's it revolutionized detection of brain tumors. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer). |  | Part of the ABCDs for detection of melanoma. See artwork: WYNTK-15b. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |
 | Astronomers have assembled the first definitive detection of a background infrared glow across ... Credit: NASA. |  | Staff Sgt. Charles Sauvage, 85th Security Forces Squadron, Sembach Air Base, Germany, instructs a class of Navy And Air Force members assigned to Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland on anti-terrorism and detection awareness. (P.; photo by Master. Sgt. Keith R.. |
 | Inside a sound room, or anechoic chamber, Everett Foreman (left) and Florida A&M University student Cornelius Dunmore insert an insect detection device into another kind of portable, sound-insulated enclosure. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |  | Educating a patient about the importance of early detection of eye disease. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health. |
 | This physician ... is using advanced diagnostic techniques ... for the detection of lung cancer. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by E. Schwab.. |  | Early detection of cancer saves lives. / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by P. Boucas.. |
 | "...... Side view of the towed sled used by the Navy research ship Mizar in the search for the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589). Various types of search and detection equipment can be mounted on this vehicle. Mizar yesterday located objects identified as portions of the hull of the Scorpion at a depth of more than 10,000 feet, about 400 miles southwest of the Azores." Quoted from the original caption, released with this photograph under date of 31 October 1968. Credit: NAVY. |  | "...... Bottom view of the towed sled used by the Navy research ship Mizar in the search for the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589). Various types of search and detection equipment can be mounted on this vehicle. Mizar yesterday located objects identified as portions of the hull of the Scorpion at a depth of more than 10,000 feet, about 400 miles southwest of the Azores." Quoted from the original caption, released with this photograph under date of 31 October 1968. Credit: NAVY. |
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St. Augustine | Lying is forbidden, even to the detection of heretics. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Successfully combatting PI, however, depends on prompt detection. (references) | |
Improving detection of dispersed outbreaks through molecular subtyping. (references) | ||
Both PSA and ultrasound tests enhance detection when added to DRE screening. (references) | ||
Business | The intrusion detection products are expanding. (references) | |
Opportunities exist for leak detection and repair equipment. (references) | ||
Noreg is specializing in data security risk audit and intrusion detection. (references) | ||
Children | Japan | Whereas in 1998 INTERPOL estimated that 80 percent of Internet sites with child pornography originated in Japan, by late 1999, after passage of the law, the police reported most of these sites either had disappeared entirely or were accessible only at random hours to avoid detection and arrest. (references) |
Economic History | Russia | This program entails procuring Russian-manufactured detection equipment for key border crossings and training programs for Russian Customs officials. (references) |
Georgia | A recent history of poor detection and weak enforcement of laws has made non-transparency in the regulatory system profitable for a few powerful players. (references) | |
Human Rights | Afghanistan | With funding from international donors, the U.N. has organized and trained mine detection and clearance teams, which operate throughout the country. (references) |
Travel | Bahrain | Radar and speed detection cameras are installed by some traffic lights. (references) |
Worker Rights | Australia | The high profit potential combined with factors such as the difficulty of detection, unwillingness (or inability) of witnesses to testify in investigations, apparently short stays in the country by workers in the sex trade, and previously low penalties when prosecuted have contributed to the spread of groups engaged in these activities. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
John McCain | Oh, yeah. Sure. The whole secret, as in most problems, is early detection. And every three months, I religiously visit my wonderful dermatologist. And she had this one worked on, and I'm sure she'll have more work ahead of her. |
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| "Detection" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.88% of the time. "Detection" is used about 859 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.88% | 858 | 8,237 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.12% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 859 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Detection Systems, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "detection": area detection ♦ automatic baud rate detection ♦ bus selective detection ♦ camouflage detection ♦ camouflage detection photography ♦ carrier sense multiple access with collision detection ♦ carrier sense multiple access/collision detection ♦ characteristic detection probability ♦ characteristic detection with ♦ coherent detection ♦ collision detection ♦ contour detection ♦ data signal quality detection ♦ detection device ♦ detection of diseases ♦ detection of effluent aromatic dead stuff ♦ detection time ♦ differentially coherent detection ♦ edge detection ♦ error detection ♦ error detection and correction ♦ error detection and handling ♦ error detection code ♦ error detection coding ♦ Estrus Detection ♦ event detection point ♦ fault detection ♦ fire detection ♦ fluoroscopic leak detection ♦ Heterozygote Detection ♦ kerbside detection ♦ leak detection ♦ Lie Detection ♦ mine detection ♦ Ovulation Detection ♦ radio detection ♦ radio detection and ranging ♦ radiological detection ♦ Recruitment Detection (Audiology) ♦ region detection ♦ remote detection ♦ signal detection ♦ Signal Detection (Psychology) ♦ signal quality detection ♦ sound detection ♦ Substance Abuse Detection ♦ vehicle presence detection ♦ voice activity detection ♦ volume sensitive pedestrian detection. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "detection": anti-detection, case-detection, coincidence-detection, egg-detection, feature-detection, fire-detection, forgery-detection, gas-detection, humbug-detection, leak-detection, non-detection. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "detection"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | zbulim (disclosure, discovery, divulge, exploration, exposure, eye opener, finding, guess, intelligence, invention, outcrop, prospection, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, reveal, strike, uncovering). (various references) | |
Arabic | تحرى (explore, find), الكشف, إكتشاف (discovery, find, invention, treasure trove). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | разкриване (development, disclosure, divulgation, elicitation, revelation), откриване (discovery, explication, finding, lead off, opening, revelation), детектиране. (various references) | |
Chinese | 侦查 (Inquisition, investigate, Investigated, investigating). (various references) | |
Czech | zjištìní (ascertainment, establishment, finding, location), odhalení (disclosure, exposure, revelation). (various references) | |
Danish | detektering (demodulation), demodulation (demodulation), påvisning, opdagelse (discovery), informationsdetektering. (various references) | |
Dutch | detectie (demodulation, sensing). (various references) | |
Farsi | کشف (Discovery, Intuition, Overture), تفتیش , اکتشاف (Discovery, Reconnaissance), ردیابی , بازیابی (Retrieval), بازرسی (Audit, Control, Examination, Search). (various references) | |
Finnish | demodulointi (demodulation), demodulaatio (demodulation), selvitys (adjustment, clearing, clearing up, settlement), ilmitulo (discovery), ilmisota (discovery), ilmaisu (expression). (various references) | |
French | détection (demodulation). (various references) | |
German | Erkennung (recognition, cognition), Entdeckung (discovery, serendipity). (various references) | |
Greek | φώραση (demodulation), ανακάλυψη (discovery), ανίχνευση (reconnaissance, tracing, tracking), αποδιαμόρφωση (demodulation). (various references) | |
Hebrew | גלוי (apparent, disclosure, discovery, evident, exhibition, exposed, manifest, manifestation, obvious, open, overt, patent, plain, revelation, straight), בלישה (search), בלוש (investigation, search, spying), בלשות. (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyomozás (enquiry, inquest, investigation). (various references) | |
Indonesian | deteksi (discovery), penemuan (contrivance, discovery). (various references) | |
Italian | scoperta (discovery), rivelazione (disclosure). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 露見 (discovery, exposure), 露顕 (discovery, exposure), 発覚 (coming to light), 発見 (discovery, finding), 探知 , 検出 (sense). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たんち, ろけん (berm, discovery, exposure, shoulder of a road), けんしゅつ (sense), はっかく (coming to light), はっけん (discovery, finding, note issuing). (various references) | |
Korean | 탐지. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | etectionday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | detecção (detecting), detecção, desmodulação (demodulation), descoberta (discovery). (various references) | |
Romanian | detectare (detecting, rectification). (various references) | |
Russian | открытие (disclosure, discovery, finding, opening), обнаружение (disclosure, finding, sighting, spotting). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | otkrivanje (divulgation, revelation). (various references) | |
Spanish | detección (spotting). (various references) | |
Swedish | detektering, demodulering (demodulation), upptäckt (discovery, discovered), ertappande, avkänning. (various references) | |
Thai | การค้นหา (hunt, look). (various references) | |
Turkish | demodülasyon, suçluyu ortaya çıkarma, keşif (discovery, estimation, exploration, find, finding, reconnaissance), buluş (brain child, brainchild, breakthrough, contrivance, creation, discovery, find, finding, innovation, invention, puberty), bulma (accommodation, ascertainment, find, finding, invention, obtainment, procurement, procuring). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | виявлення (discovery, eduction, loose, outcrop, sighting, signification, spotting), викриття (baring). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sự tìm ra (discovery, finding), sự phát hiện ra sự nhận thấy, sự khám phá ra (discovery), sự dò ra. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | deprehensio. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "detection": detections. (additional references) | |
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"Detection" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: D'election, detectioun, detecton, detition, d'execution. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "detection" (pronounced dute"kshun) |
| 7 | -u t e" k sh u n | overprotection, protection. |
| 5 | -e" k sh u n | advection, affection, circumspection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, defection, direction, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, dissection, ejection, election, erection, flexion, imperfection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, insurrection, interconnection, interjection, intersection, introspection, objection, perfection, predilection, preelection, projection, recollection, redirection, reelection, reflection, reinspection, rejection, resurrection, section, selection. |
| 4 | -k sh u n | faction, fiction, abstraction, abduction, action, addiction, affliction, attraction, auction, benediction, compunction, concoction, conduction, conjunction, constriction, construction, contraction, contradiction, conviction, crucifixion, deconstruction, deduction, depiction, dereliction, destruction, diction, diffraction, dissatisfaction, distinction, distraction, dysfunction, eviction, exaction, extinction, extraction, fraction, friction, function, inaction, induction, infarction, infliction, infraction, injunction, instruction, interaction, interdiction, introduction, junction, jurisdiction, liposuction, liquefaction, malfunction, midsection, nonfiction, obstruction, overproduction, overreaction, prediction, production, reaction, reconstruction, reduction, reintroduction, reproduction, restriction, retraction, sanction, satisfaction, seduction, subsection, subtraction, suction, traction, transaction, transection. |
| 3 | -sh u n | facilitation, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fission, abrogation, absolution, absorption, academician, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abolition, abomination, abortion, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, acquisition, activation, adaptation, addition, adjudication, administration, admiration, admission, admonition, adoption, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, ambition, amelioration, ammunition, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, apparition, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attribution, attrition, audition, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, clinician, coagulation, coalition, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cognition, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commission, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, competition, compilation, completion, complication, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, condition, confabulation, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraption, contribution, contrition, convention, conversation, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decommission, decomposition, decompression, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, definition, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demolition, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, dentition, denuclearization, denunciation, depletion, depopulation, deportation, deposition, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, dietitian, differentiation, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, discoloration, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disposition, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distortion, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, edition, education, egyptian, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrician, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emission, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erudition, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhibition, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, expedition, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, exposition, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extortion, extradition, extrapolation, fabrication, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, freshen, fruition, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, geriatrician, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, ignition, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, imposition, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, inhibition, initiation, innovation, inoculation, inquisition, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, interception, intercession, intermission, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, intuition, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, juxtaposition, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, logician, lotion, lubrication, machination, magician, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malnutrition, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, mathematician, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mission, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, mortician, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, munition, musician, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, nutrition, obfuscation, obligation, observation, obsession, obstetrician, occupation, ocean, omission, operation, opposition, oppression, optician, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, partition, passion, pasteurization, patrician, pediatrician, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perforation, permission, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, petition, physician, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politician, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, precondition, predestination, predisposition, preemption, prefabrication, preignition, premeditation, premonition, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, prohibition, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recognition, recommendation, reconciliation, recondition, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redefinition, redemption, redistribution, reeducation, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reimposition, reincarnation, reincorporation, reintegration, reinterpretation, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remission, remuneration, renationalization, rendition, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, repetition, replication, reposition, repossession, representation, repression, repudiation, reputation, requisition, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, resumption, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retransmission, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, secession, secretion, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, sedition, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, statistician, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, submission, subordination, subscription, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, suburbanization, succession, suffocation, summation, superstation, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, tactician, taxation, technician, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, theoretician, titian, titillation, toleration, tradition, transcription, transformation, transgression, transillumination, transition, translation, transmission, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, tuition, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, volition, vulgarization, westernization, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-i-n-o-t-t" | |
-2 letters: codeine, ctenoid, deontic, dinette, enticed, noticed, tincted, tonetic. | |
-3 letters: cenote, codein, coedit, coined, deceit, decent, denote, detect, detent, docent, edenic, encode, endite, entice, netted, noetic, notice, tented, tentie, tinted, toited. | |
-4 letters: cento, cited, coden, coned, conte, coted, deice, dicot, diene, ditto, donee, edict, niece, noted, octet, ontic, teind, tenet, tinct, tined, tondi, toned. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-i-n-o-t-t" | |
+1 letter: detections. | |
+2 letters: condottiere, delectation, introjected. | |
+3 letters: delectations, discontented, fianchettoed, introspected. | |
+4 letters: counterfeited, decontaminate, decrepitation, densitometric, nonrestricted, reconstituted, trinucleotide. | |
+5 letters: contextualized, counterpointed, counterstained, deconstructive, decontaminated, decontaminates, decrepitations, disconcertment, discontentedly, discontentment, interconnected, interconverted, interelectrode, nondestructive, recontaminated, trinucleotides, undomesticated. | |
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