ultrasonics
[ uhl-truh-son-iks ]
noun(used with a singular verb)
the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
Origin of ultrasonics
1First 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
(functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with ultrasonic waves: Also called: supersonics
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