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Retection

Retection \Re*tec"tion\, n. [L. retegere, retectum, to uncover; pref. re- + tegere to cover.] Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed. [Obs.]
--Boyle.

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retection

Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) disclosure or detection of something concealed. Etymology 2

n. (context engineering English) detection through a concealing layer. (Note: this use is somewhat specific to electrical engineering and related fields investigating the uses of T-Ray Sensing.)