How to Use ultrasonic in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, the rest of the team looks into the case of Marines having damaged ear canals from ultrasonic waves.
— Wilson Chapman, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 -
Bats bounce ultrasonic waves to locate prey, and bears can smell a carcass from miles away.
— Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2018 -
The sensor uses ultrasonic waves to identify where the finger rests on the side of the phone, and the gauge measures force through strain on the surface.
— Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 14 Jan. 2020 -
Three ultrasonic sensors are located on the side of the ROG.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 June 2018 -
In order to compete, the robots had to have light and ultrasonic sensors.
— Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, 26 Apr. 2017 -
Some of the more covert tools promise to keep dogs from barking by using ultrasonic or high-pitched sounds that people can’t hear.
— Sassafras Lowrey, Wired, 30 Jan. 2021 -
Its ultrasonic and pulsating brush heads can help wake you up after a long flight or feel fresh anytime on the road.
— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2022 -
Plus, there's a camera feed for the rearview mirror, and the ultrasonic sensors on the bottom of the side mirrors can measure water depth.
— Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 24 Mar. 2020 -
With a small team and over 100 ingredients made in house, the bar makes use of the latest tools and techniques such as an ultrasonic machine.
— Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2022 -
The researcher used a bat detector to listen in on the rats’ ultrasonic voices.
— WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023 -
Then, an ultrasonic distance sensor gives feedback to the computer so that the charging arm doesn't strike the car.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2021 -
The C_Two is equipped with eight cameras, lidar, six radars, and 12 ultrasonic sensors.
— Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 7 Mar. 2018 -
As well as ultrasonic signals and voice recognition and even the way a user walks while wearing the AirPods.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Jan. 2022 -
Rear Occupant Alert uses ultrasonic sensors to check if there’s a child or pet left in the back when the vehicle is shut down.
— NBC News, 31 Mar. 2018 -
Most of the essential oil diffusers on our list are ultrasonic.
— Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023 -
Some offices may still not be using the ultrasonic scaler for cleanings.
— Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020 -
The research team recorded the ultrasonic squeaks that bats use for echolocation.
— Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2020 -
But ultrasonic sensors may not detect a child sleeping in a rear-facing car seat, Dr. Thomas said.
— Michael Levenson, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Each Model 3 comes equipped with eight cameras, a radar unit and 12 ultrasonic sensors.
— Russ Mitchell, The Seattle Times, 5 Aug. 2017 -
The two ultrasonic sensors sit under the display, a first for the foldable industry.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Apr. 2022 -
The researchers attached a 40-gram ultrasonic probe to the anterior fontanelles of six healthy babies.
— Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, 11 Oct. 2017 -
Ultrasonic sensors on the bumper measure the space and tell a computer, which calculates the angles for a perfect park.
— Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2017 -
Mainland Chinese buyers will get the curved glass, but not the ultrasonic finger print reader which will work with wet fingers.
— Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 31 Aug. 2020 -
Mice can be quite chatty, but much of their conversation takes place in an ultrasonic range that people can’t hear.
— Amber Dance Knowable Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2020 -
Their cousins the toothed whales—sperm whales, belugas, dolphins, and the like—use ultrasonic sonar signals to detect prey, but baleen whales don't have that ability.
— Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023 -
This ultrasonic humidifier doesn’t have filters to fuss with, and the cool mist model is safer for small children to be around.
— Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023 -
Voice, video and even ultrasonic data are assessed by such solutions to do so.
— Jyoti Prasad Bhatt, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 -
When the dog barks, the pet owner presses a remote control that signals the collar to release ultrasonic waves which deter the dog from barking.
— Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2021 -
This ultrasonic cleaner features a 20 oz tank that can clean multiple pieces of jewelry at once.
— Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024 -
This approach lacks the redundancy that is a key component of higher-level autonomous systems that include radar, ultrasonic, and lidar to render a 3D environment around the vehicle.
— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2024
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