ultrasonics
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ultrasonics
First recorded in 1930–35; see origin at ultrasonic, -ics
Example Sentences
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The team turned to laser ultrasonics -- a nondestructive method that uses a short laser pulse tuned to ultrasound frequencies, to excite very thin materials such as gold films without physically touching them.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2023
The higher trim levels of the Lucid Air, Dream Edition and Grand Touring, come with the automaker’s DreamDrive Pro ADAS, which includes 14 cameras, five radars, 12 ultrasonics, and lidar sensors.
From The Verge ● Mar. 22, 2022
ReCell, headed by Jeff Spangenberger, has studied many different methods, including ultrasonics, but focused on thermal and solvent based methods.
From Reuters ● Jul. 1, 2021
As with all ultrasonics, you have to place the Levoit on a table or shelf, to give the droplets time to evaporate before they hit the floor and puddle up.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2018
Wood took up Loomis’s proposal to work in the developing field of ultrasonics, which involved sound waves with frequencies inaudible to humans.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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