/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of metal detector Find synonyms for: Noun1. metal detector, detector, sensor, sensing elementusage: detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal; used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metalWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: torrid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language