ultrasensitive
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- adjective
- /ˌʌltrəˈsɛnsɪtɪv/
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ultrasensible
- The ionization detectors used at Oroville are just the first step in what physicists in this field envision as a developing line of ultrasensitive dark-matter detectors.
- ultrasensitive detector
Examples
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For detecting such small signals, radio astronomers have sought to build ever-larger telescopes and ultrasensitive receivers.
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As spectroscopic tools, a supercontinuum's broad bandwidth and local frequency precision make it ideal as an ultrasensitive (parts per billion) probe of, among other things, specific gas-phase molecules in a patient's breath.
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With this ultrasensitive earpiece, you can listen in on the bug.
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These findings open the way for designing ultrasensitive bio-inspired sensors and change our views on insect hearing.
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A question that has generated considerable thought is how a bacterial population possesses robust adaptation in spite of individual cells being ultrasensitive.
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It is remarkable that a bacterial population exhibits robust perfect adaptation in spite of individual cells being ultrasensitive and under the influence of a number of sources of noise.
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(b) An ultrasensitive magnetic force detector that has been used to detect a single electron spin (Dan Rugar, IBM).
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Weiss and Company's innovation was to build a device that could accommodate the ultrasensitive smFRET measurements and to write control and detection algorithms that could automate them.
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Recently, a group led by one of us (Schwab) at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences has shown that a radio-frequency SET can simultaneously provide both large bandwidth (75 MHz) and ultrasensitive detection.
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The scientist used an ultrasensitive sensor to detect the faint signals from distant stars.
Synonyms
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Able to feel small physical changes, pain, or touch
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Easily affected by emotions, touch, or noise and reacting strongly
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To react strongly to small amounts of things like pollen or food, often causing allergies
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Very sensitive to a substance or trigger after earlier exposure
Able to notice very small changes or faint signals
Very sensitive to things like allergens or medicines
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
Ultrasensitive comes from ultra- 'beyond' (as in ultraviolet) and sensitive 'able to notice small things'. So, it describes a device, test, or skin that can detect even the smallest signals or changes.