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ultrasonic

[ uhl-truh-son-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.


ultrasonic

/ ˌʌٰəˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of, concerned with, or producing waves with the same nature as sound waves but frequencies above audio frequencies See also ultrasound
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰܱˈDzԾ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܱt·Dzi·· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ultrasonic1

First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + sonic
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When some plants are dehydrated or under some other form of stress, they cry a mournful melody made of ultrasonic clicks.

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The team was able to remove the expensive metals and circuit components by placing leaftronics in an ultrasonic acid bath.

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Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the highest pitches reached in classical singing can only be produced with a so-called "whistle" voice register, in analogy to ultrasonic vocalizations of mice and rats.

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Lighting a gas grill, getting an ultrasound, using an ultrasonic toothbrush -- these actions involve the use of materials that can translate an electric voltage into a change in shape and vice versa.

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When they hear a bat nearby, they respond with their own ultrasonic signal, and for the past 30 years, no one has known why.

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