Motion detector
The crossword clue "Motion detector" is answered by SENSOR, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
SENSOR
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SENSOR answer page.
Used 8 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 2001. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SENSOR
Every other clue in this collection answered by SENSOR, most used first.
- Motion detector, e.g. - used 30 times, most recently in 2026
- Electric eye, e.g. - used 18 times, most recently in 2021
- Detecting device - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Detection device - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Security system component - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Security system part - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Burglar alarm part - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Electric eye, for example - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Motion detector part - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Painter's motion - STROKE, used 9 times
- Not in motion - ATREST, used 8 times
- Like books and motion pictures - TITLED, used 7 times
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