ultrasonics

[ uhl-truh-son-iks ]

noun(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.

Origin of ultrasonics

1
First recorded in 1930–35; see origin at ultrasonic, -ics

Words Nearby ultrasonics

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How to use ultrasonics in a sentence

  • ultrasonics were nice, effective, humane police weapons, but they were unreliable.

    Temple Trouble | Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for ultrasonics

ultrasonics

/ (ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪks) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with ultrasonic waves: Also called: supersonics

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