- present participle of sense.
sensing
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But I’ll never be able to recreate the rush of hearing its blossoming piano and strings for the first time, sensing the soundwaves from those Klipschorn speakers penetrate my skin.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Today’s sensing technology struggles with smell partly because it tries to identify and measure individual chemicals, a challenging task, said Max Shulaker, chief of Health Solutions at Analog Devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Quorum sensing allows bacteria to detect how many neighboring cells are present and coordinate group behaviors.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
"We have seen that vibrating objects can exhibit quantum behavior, which is the prerequisite for many of the operations needed by quantum computing and sensing."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The others, sensing his movement, turned round, and followed his gaze.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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