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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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Origin of sonics

1955; see sonic, + -ics

Words nearby sonics

sonic, sonication, sonic barrier, sonic boom, sonic depth finder, sonics, soniferous, sonification, son-in-law, Sonne bacillus, sonnet
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How to use sonics in a sentence

  • 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
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