VOR
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Origin of VOR
v(ery high frequency) o(mni) r(ange)
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The VOR was hypersensitive in the children with autism, but not in their neurotypical siblings.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 28, 2024
Worthington managed several teams in the VOR, including Puma Ocean Racing in the 2011-12 race when Rome Kirby was on the crew.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2020
Burling, 26, or Tuke, 28, could become the first sailor to win the so-called Triple Crown of sailing’s greatest accomplishments: the America’s Cup, the VOR and an Olympic gold medal.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2017
Deficits in the VOR may be related to vestibular damage, such as in Ménière’s disease, or from dorsal brain stem damage that would affect the eye movement nuclei or their connections through the MLF.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The captain’s strategy was to use the VOR to get the plane close and then, once he could see the lights of the runway, to land the plane visually.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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