ultrasonic
[ uhl-truh-son-ik ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈsɒn ɪk /
adjective
of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.
OTHER WORDS FROM ultrasonic
ul·tra·son·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby ultrasonic
Example sentences from the Web for ultrasonic
Has an ultrasonic dishwasher underneath, and it does some cooking on top, at the back.
Space Viking |Henry Beam PiperThe Guide aimed quickly and pressed the trigger of the ultrasonic stunner.
Hunter Patrol |Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuireFrom it projected the barrels of two kinds of weapons—explosive and ultrasonic.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet |Harold Leland GoodwinImmediately, the ultrasonic paralyzers of the advancing paratimers went into action, and the mercenaries began dropping.
Temple Trouble |Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for ultrasonic
ultrasonic
/ (ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪk) /
adjective
of, concerned with, or producing waves with the same nature as sound waves but frequencies above audio frequencies
See also ultrasound
Derived forms of ultrasonic
ultrasonically, adverbMedical definitions for ultrasonic
ultrasonic
[ ŭl′trə-sŏn′ĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to acoustic frequencies above the range audible to the human ear, or above approximately 20,000 hertz.
Of, relating to, or involving ultrasound.
Scientific definitions for ultrasonic
ultrasound
[ ŭl′trə-sound′ ]
Sound whose frequency is above the upper limit of the range of human hearing (approximately 20 kilohertz).
See ultrasonography.
An image produced by ultrasonography.