ultrasonic
/ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/
ultrasonic adjective: beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
Adjective
ultrasonic (comparative more ultrasonic, superlative most ultrasonic)
- Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
- The wheel shop also has equipment for ultrasonic testing of axles for flaws; and systematic checking of locomotive axles and crank pins is carried out as they pass through the shops.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 159–160
- When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times
ultrasonic meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog
ultrasonic in Tamil
- செவிப் புலங்கடந்த, களா ஒலி, மிகையொலியான, கடந்தவொலியியலுக்குரிய, செவியுணரா ஒலி, புறஒலி
ultrasonic in Urdu
- بالا صوتی
ultrasonic in Kannada
- ಕೇಳ್ಮೆಮೀರಿದ
ultrasonic in Tagalog
- beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear
- lakdawnugin
More languagesFewer languages
- ultrasonic in Indonesian
- ultrasonik
Examples of ultrasonic in a sentence
- The artifact was cleaned sonically in the ultrasonic cleaner tank in mere seconds.
- Give these parts a blowdown with your air hose before you put them in the ultrasonic cleaning tank.
- When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas.
Antonyms of ultrasonic
Forms of ultrasonic
| comparative | more ultrasonic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ultrasonic |
Origin of ultrasonic
From ultra- + sonic.
Words formed from ultrasonic
Phrases with ultrasonic
Words that rhyme with ultrasonic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- Byronic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
Questions about ultrasonic
- What does ultrasonic mean?
- Ultrasonic means beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
- What is ultrasonic in Tamil?
- Ultrasonic in Tamil is செவிப் புலங்கடந்த, களா ஒலி, மிகையொலியான. See Ultrasonic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ultrasonic?
- Ultrasonic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ultrasonic?
- Ultrasonic is pronounced /ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/.
Words near ultrasonic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ultrasonic (page history and authors); ultrasonic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultrasonic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ultrasonic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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