ultrasonic

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ sonic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

ultrasonic (comparative more ultrasonic, superlative most ultrasonic)

1. (acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
   • 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 159–160:

     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.

Antonyms

• infrasonic

Derived terms

• acousto-ultrasonic
• ultrasonic bath

 

Related terms

• ultrasound, ultrasonics
• sonic
• megasonic

Translations

beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear

• Belarusian: ультрагукавы́ (ulʹtrahukavý)
• Bulgarian: ултразву́ков (ultrazvúkov)
• Catalan: ultrasónico
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超聲／超声 (zh) (chāoshēng)

• Czech: ultrazvukový (cs)
• French: ultrasonique (fr), ultrasonore (fr), ultra-sonore (fr)
• Georgian: ზებგერითი (ka) (zebgeriti), ულტრახმოვანი (ulṭraxmovani), ულტრაბგერითი (ulṭrabgeriti)
• German: Ultraschall- (de)
• Hungarian: ultraszonikus
• Indonesian: ultrasonik (id)
• Irish: ultrasonach
• Italian: ultrasonoro (it), ultrasonico (it)
• Japanese: 超音 (ちょうおん, chōon)
• Kazakh: ультрадыбысты (ultradybysty)
• Polish: ultradźwiękowy (pl)
• Portuguese: ultrassônico (pt) (Brazil), ultrassónico (pt) (Portugal)
• Romanian: supersonic (ro)
• Russian: ультразвуково́й (ru) (ulʹtrazvukovój)
• Slovak: ultrazvukový
• Spanish: ultrasónico
• Tagalog: lakdawnugin
• Ukrainian: ультразвукови́й (ulʹtrazvukovýj)

Anagrams

• intralocus

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ultrasonique. Equivalent to ultra- +‎ sonic.

Adjective

ultrasonic m or n (feminine singular ultrasonică, masculine plural ultrasonici, feminine and neuter plural ultrasonice)

1. ultrasonic

Declension

Declension of ultrasonic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	ultrasonic		ultrasonică	ultrasonici	ultrasonice
	definite	ultrasonicul		ultrasonica	ultrasonicii	ultrasonicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	ultrasonic		ultrasonice	ultrasonici	ultrasonice
	definite	ultrasonicului		ultrasonicei	ultrasonicilor	ultrasonicelor