Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A device that measures minute changes in magnetic flux by means of one or more Josephson junctions, often used to detect extremely small changes in magnetic fields, electric currents, and voltages.
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- initialism Superconducting quantum interference device. A sensor that uses certain quantum effects to detect small magnetic fields.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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The patient is then surrounded with sensitive magnetic coils known as SQUID, for superconducting quantum interference device.
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Using a highly sensitive magnetic device called a SQUID
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Using a highly sensitive magnetic device called a SQUID
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Using a highly sensitive magnetic device called a SQUID
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Their prototype manhole-size trap, called SQUID (for Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device), can bring a pickup from 35 mph to a standstill.
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Using a highly sensitive magnetic device called a SQUID
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The worst you'd get from this "SQUID" setup is a few hours under the vehicle digging the straps out of your drive train and axles.
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That suggests a cancer could be detected 2½ years sooner using SQUID rather than a mammogram, he says.
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Dr. Flynn's team previously demonstrated that the SQUID technology could be used to assess the progress of leukemia patients.
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A key challenge of the SQUID technology is getting the nanoparticles, which are made in a lab using chemical techniques, into cancer cells at sufficient quantities to detect the magnetic charge, Dr. Flynn says.
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