人類於地面上探測地下水源、礦藏、寶藏、考古遺跡甚至屍體時所使用的儀器。傳統使用 Y 型榛木或柳樹樹枝，探測人員在進行探測時，會以雙手分別握住兩個分叉。有些探測杖則由二個相互平行相距幾吋的金屬棒所組成，在接近探測標的物時，兩個金屬棒會彼此交叉。

探測杖(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
t'an ts'e chang (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
tàn cè zhàng (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
tan ce zhang (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
divining rods(P,,U,美式英語-偏好,D,U,PN)
divining rod(,U,美式英語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
dowsing rods(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
dowsing rod(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
rods, divining(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
rod, divining(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
divining-rods(,U,British English-非偏好,UF,U,N)
divining-rod(,U,British English-非偏好,UF,U,N)
dowsing-rods(,U,British English-非偏好,UF,U,N)
dowsing-rod(,U,British English-非偏好,UF,U,N)
wichelroeden(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
varitas divinatorias(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
varita divinatoria(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............工具與設備 (層級名)
................設備
....................<依程序區分之設備>
........................探測杖

activity/event needing/using is....	魔叉探物
user(s) are....	魔叉探物

英文....	Devices used by people working above ground to discover water, minerals, treasure, archaeological remains, and even dead bodies below ground. Traditionally Y-shaped twigs, often of hazel, rown, or willow which, when their two prongs are grasped, twist and dip in the hands of the dowser as he or she approaches the substances or objects sought for. Alternatively, the rods consist of two metal rods held parallel a few inches apart, that swing across each other when nearing the sought-after substance or objects.
荷蘭語....	Hulpmiddelen die worden gebruikt door mensen die boven de grond zoeken naar water, mineralen, kostbaarheden, archeologische vondsten en zelfs lijken onder de grond. Traditioneel bestaat een wichelroede uit een Y-vormige twijg, vaak van de hazelaar, lijsterbes of wilg, die wanneer de beide vertakkingen in de hand worden gehouden door een wichelroedeloper, draait en omlaag wijst zodra de gezochte stoffen of voorwerpen naderbij komen. De roeden kunnen ook bestaan uit twee metalen staven die evenwijdig aan elkaar worden gehouden met een paar centimeter tussenruimte en die over elkaar draaien wanneer het gezochte nadert.

探測杖............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 8, 2009
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 8, 2009
.................	牛津當代大辭典 508
divining rods............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 01/22/02
divining rod............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
dowsing rods............	[VP]
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
dowsing rod............	[VP]
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
rods, divining............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
rod, divining............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
divining-rods............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) combination form in "divining;" accessed 01/22/02
divining-rod............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) combination form in entry "divining;" accessed 01/22/02
dowsing-rods............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Reference Dictionary (1996) prefers this to "divining rods"
dowsing-rod............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Reference Dictionary (1996)
wichelroeden............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
varitas divinatorias............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
varita divinatoria............	[VP]
.................	TAA database (2000-)
.................	Wyllie y Argall, World Mining Glossary of Mining, Processing, and Geological Terms (1975) 68
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Bureau AAT, RKD

Getty AAT: 300264523 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300264523
聯合目錄： 探測杖 、t'an ts'e chang 、tàn cè zhàng 、tan ce zhang 、divining rods 、divining rod 、dowsing rods 、dowsing rod 、rods, divining 、rod, divining 、divining-rods 、divining-rod 、dowsing-rods 、dowsing-rod 、wichelroeden 、varitas divinatorias 、varita divinatoria