rivelatore

detector

noun ree-veh-lah-TOH-reh Rare

Also means

revealer

Usage Note

Rivelatore derives from rivelare ('to reveal, to detect') and can refer both to a person who reveals something and to a technical device that detects a signal or substance — rivelatore di metalli ('metal detector'), rivelatore di fumo ('smoke detector'). As an adjective it means 'revealing, telling' — un dettaglio rivelatore. The feminine form rivelatrice refers to a woman who reveals.

Examples

"Il rivelatore di fumo ha suonato."

Natural Translation

The smoke detector went off.

Literal Translation

The detector of smoke has sounded.

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