Your English writing platform
Free sign upSuggestions(5)
The phrase "are used to detect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing tools, methods, or processes that serve the purpose of identifying or discovering something.
Example: "These sensors are used to detect changes in temperature and humidity levels in the environment."
Alternatives: "are employed to identify" or "are utilized to find".
Exact(60)
Pap smears are used to detect cervical cancer, spread by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
Firstly, complex filters are used to detect the singularities.
The proposed networks are used to detect software defects.
Buried on land, magnetometers are used to detect the passage of vehicles.
Machines are used to detect any undesirable items such as metal or glass fragments.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans commonly are used to detect radioactive signals.
In industry, X-ray images are used to detect flaws nondestructively in castings that are inaccessible to direct observation.
Photoconductive devices are simple to construct and are used to detect visible, infrared, and ultraviolet radiation.
Crystals are used to detect ultrasonic waves and to measure absorption effects.
The feathery antennae of males are used to detect the scent of distant females.
Aircraft are used to detect fires and to carry out reconnaissance of known fires.
More suggestions(15)
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com