How to Use ultrasonic in a Sentence

ultrasonic

adjective
Definition of ultrasonicnext
  • 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 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
  • Comparisons were done between millimeter wave radar sensors, ultrasonic sensors and cameras.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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