ultrasonic

[ uhl-truh-son-ik ]
/ ˌʌl trəˈsɒn ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.

Origin of ultrasonic

First recorded in 1925–30; ultra- + sonic

OTHER WORDS FROM ultrasonic

ul·tra·son·i·cal·ly, adverb

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 Piper
  • The Guide aimed quickly and pressed the trigger of the ultrasonic stunner.

    Hunter Patrol |Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
  • From it projected the barrels of two kinds of weapons—explosive and ultrasonic.

    Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet |Harold Leland Goodwin
  • Immediately, 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, adverb

Medical definitions for ultrasonic

ultrasonic
[ ŭl′trə-sŏnĭk ]

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
[ ŭltrə-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.

Other words from ultrasound

ultrasonic adjective (ŭl′trə-sŏnĭk)