Example Sentences

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Similar to these time crystals, some biochemical processes in the body involve nonreciprocal interactions, including how the body breaks down food.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

But what if, having ignored the warnings, a person finds themself in a nonreciprocal dynamic?

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025

However, some magnetic materials have an optical diode effect -- an unconventional nonreciprocal absorption of light manifested by the material itself.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

We achieved this effect in a single compact acoustic device by using small computer fans spinning air inside a circular aluminum cavity, creating a first-of-its-kind nonreciprocal device for sound.

From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2022

It is a nonreciprocal transaction of interest or attention, on unequal terms of exchange.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2019