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supersound

supersound noun: ultrasonic sound.

Noun

supersound (plural supersounds)

  1. ultrasonic sound
    • The most promising industrial application of supersounds lies in what the scientist calls colloid chemistry[…] In the laboratory, supersounds speed up chemical reactions, mix substances that in the past would not join together[…]1946, Amacom, American Management Association, Management Review, volumes 35-36, page 155
    • Bats use supersounds as a substitute for eyes. When a maze of silk threads was strung across a room, bats negotiated the maze at high speed without touching a thread.1947, Science Illustrated, volume 2, page 32

Forms of supersound

pluralsupersounds

Origin of supersound

From super- + sound.

Questions about supersound

What does supersound mean?
Supersound means ultrasonic sound.
What part of speech is supersound?
Supersound is a noun.
What is the plural of supersound?
The plural of supersound is supersounds.

Words near supersound in the dictionary

  1. supersonicated
  2. supersonication
  3. supersonics
  4. supersophisticated
  5. supersorry
  6. supersound
  7. supersounds
  8. superspace
  9. superspaces
  10. superspatial
  11. superspecial

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