# retection

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Disclosure or detection of something concealed.
2. Detection through a concealing layer. (Note: this use is somewhat specific to electrical engineering and related fields investigating the uses of T-Ray Sensing.)

## Etymology
From Latin retectio, retectionem (“discovery, uncovering”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/retection