"ultrasonic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/ Forms: more ultrasonic [comparative], most ultrasonic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒnɪk Etymology: ultra- + sonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ultra|sonic}} ultra- + sonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} 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. Wikipedia link: ultrasonic Categories (topical): Acoustics Derived forms: 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): ультрагукавы́ (ulʹtrahukavý) (Belarusian), ултразву́ков (ultrazvúkov) (Bulgarian), ultrasónico (Catalan), 超聲 (Chinese Mandarin), 超声 (chāoshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), ultrazvukový (Czech), ultrasonique (French), ultrasonore (French), ultra-sonore (French), ზებგერითი (zebgeriti) (Georgian), ულტრახმოვანი (ulṭraxmovani) (Georgian), ულტრაბგერითი (ulṭrabgeriti) (Georgian), Ultraschall- (German), ultraszonikus (Hungarian), ultrasonik (Indonesian), ultrasonach (Irish), ultrasonoro (Italian), ultrasonico (Italian), 超音 (chōon) (alt: ちょうおん) (Japanese), ультрадыбысты (ultradybysty) (Kazakh), ultradźwiękowy (Polish), ultrassônico [Brazil] (Portuguese), ultrassónico [Portugal] (Portuguese), supersonic (Romanian), ультразвуково́й (ulʹtrazvukovój) (Russian), ultrazvukový (Slovak), ultrasónico (Spanish), lakdawnugin (Tagalog), ультразвукови́й (ulʹtrazvukovýj) (Ukrainian)

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          "roman": "chāoshēng",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultrazvukový"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultrasonique"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "zebgeriti",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ზებგერითი"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ulṭraxmovani",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultraszonikus"
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
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        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultrasonoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultrasonico"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "chōon",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "超音"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ultradybysty",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ультрадыбысты"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultradźwiękowy"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "supersonic"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ulʹtrazvukovój",
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          "word": "ультразвуково́й"
        },
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        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ultrasónico"
        },
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "lakdawnugin"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ulʹtrazvukovýj",
          "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
          "word": "ультразвукови́й"
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      "ipa": "/ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk/"
    },
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  "word": "ultrasonic"
}
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      "word": "ultrasonics"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "ulʹtrahukavý",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ультрагукавы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ultrazvúkov",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ултразву́ков"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasónico"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "超聲"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chāoshēng",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "超声"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrazvukový"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonore"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultra-sonore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zebgeriti",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ზებგერითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ulṭraxmovani",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ულტრახმოვანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ulṭrabgeriti",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ულტრაბგერითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "Ultraschall-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultraszonikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasonico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうおん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōon",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "超音"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ultradybysty",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ультрадыбысты"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultradźwiękowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
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      "word": "ultrassônico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
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      "word": "ultrassónico"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "supersonic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ulʹtrazvukovój",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ультразвуково́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrazvukový"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ultrasónico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "lakdawnugin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ulʹtrazvukovýj",
      "sense": "beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear",
      "word": "ультразвукови́й"
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  "word": "ultrasonic"
}

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