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sonics

[ son-iks ]
/ ˈsɒn ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.

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Nearby words

sonic, sonic barrier, sonic boom, sonic depth finder, sonication, sonics, soniferous, sonification, sonne bacillus, sonnet, sonnet cycle

Origin of sonics

1955; see sonic, + -ics
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Examples from the Web for sonics

  • Questell got the foundation for the sonics lab dug, and began pouring concrete.

    Naudsonce|H. Beam Piper

  • For instance, all research in sonics has been arbitrarily stopped.

    Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire

British Dictionary definitions for sonics

sonics

/ (ˈsɒnɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) physics the study of mechanical vibrations in matter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012