How to Use ionization in a Sentence

ionization

noun
  • The ionization process produces a cloud of ions and electrons.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • When the laser is fired, the air molecules in the beam’s path are stripped of their electrons in a process called ionization.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Decked out with an ionization sensor, this alarm is designed to detection smoke from fast flaming fires.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
  • To test the idea, the researchers used the quantum light source to trigger tunneling ionization in sodium atoms.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
  • The crackle or buzz that high voltage power lines are known for is caused by the ionization of the air by the electric field around the conductor.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • In turn, this ionization weakened radio waves coursing through the atmosphere.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Whereas most nebulas glow on their own, thanks to the ionization of gas, the light here comes from the dying star itself, emerging through gaps in its dusty shell.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But even without the use of the ionization setting, the Alen should capture plenty of dust, pollen, smoke and more, while looking good in the process.
    — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • The island has a 5-foot galley sink with two faucets and an Echo ionization and purification system.
    — Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Geiger counters work through ionization, a process in which atoms or molecules gain or lose electrons and become electrically charged.
    — Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Absorbing an abundance of lower-energy photons won't do the trick for ionization.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
  • At hypersonic speeds, the air molecules around the flight vehicle start to change, breaking apart or gaining a charge in a process called ionization.
    — Roxana Tiron, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2022
  • This radiation is too weak to knock electrons out of atoms, a process called ionization that can harm tissue and DNA.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 20 May 2026
  • Once completed, the building will feature virus-killing air handling systems known as needlepoint bipolar ionization.
    — Dee Depass, Star Tribune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The flare’s aftermath is thought to have lasted throughout the first transit, so the ionization was likely still going on as Hubble watched.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2023
  • At the same time, ultraviolet radiation from the sun strips electrons from gas molecules in the comet's coma — a process known as ionization.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Guests’ temperatures are taken, masks are required, and medical-grade ionization and efficient filters are in use.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
  • When dying, Sun-like stars have binary companions, spectacular sights arise from the ionization.
    — Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Smoke detectors that rely on ionization can be especially prone to false alarms, something that is a fairly frequent occurrence in my apartment.
    — Rachel Wilkerson Miller, SELF, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The light rips electrons from the atoms, creating a tsunami of ionization that moves through the gas, followed by a wake of rippling electrons that produces an extremely strong electric field.
    — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2021
  • The district will continue to use bipolar ionization equipment, which is installed at every campus, to remove contaminants in the air.
    — Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2021
  • There’s an equilibrium basin to even water out based on the number of people in the water to capture any overflow and the pools use copper ionization instead of chlorine to keep them clean.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022
  • In a move far removed from the open-air classrooms of the past, Ursuline has installed a bi-polar ionization system on all the air handlers at the facility.
    — David Buice, Dallas News, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Rainwater collected from the resort’s roof design and purified by ionization is funneled to 14 suites and two chlorine-free pools.
    — Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2022
  • All classes are taught under infrared heat as well as with state of the art air purification ionization system to prevent bacteria, viruses, and allergens.
    — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming the cold gas into hot gas, revealing the advancing boundary between both, known as the ionization front.
    — Miguel Claro, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The ionization also sends energetic electrons shooting out into the tissue around the original path, causing more damage.
    — K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2015
  • The district, however, has begun installing bipolar ionization devices and expects to be done within the next several months, Rose said.
    — oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2021
  • This monitor pulls double duty, able to sense carbon monoxide (with an electrochemical sensor) and smoke (with an ionization sensor).
    — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The citizen scientists will reveal how a short, sudden darkness affects the way radio waves propagate in the ionosphere—and how this may alter its overall ionization.
    — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024

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