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ultrasonicrelating to or having a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to or having a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌltrəˈsɑːnɪk/

Korean meaning: 초음파의, 초음속의

Korean pronunciation: 얼-트러-사-닉 (강세: 사)

Example Sentences

  • The dentist's ultrasonic scaler made my teeth so clean, even my coffee addiction couldn't leave a stain!
  • Bats use ultrasonic echolocation to hunt in complete darkness.
  • My dog comes running whenever I blow the ultrasonic whistle, but my neighbor's cat just gives me a judgemental look.

ultrasonic

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌltrəˈsɑːnɪk//

relating to or having a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing

ultrasonic concept
💡 Concept

Sound waves beyond human hearing

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ultrasonic rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Ultrasonic waves heal chronic pain!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌltrəˈsɑːnɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixultra--
Rootson
Suffix--ic

Origin

라틴어 'ultra(너머)'와 'sonic(소리의)'가 만나 '인간이 들을 수 있는 소리 너머'라는 의미로 탄생했습니다. 20세기 초 과학 기술 발달과 함께 만들어진 현대적 용어입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

sonicchronicironic
sonic
chronic
ironic

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The dentist's ultrasonic scaler made my teeth so clean, even my coffee addiction couldn't leave a stain!

Bats use ultrasonic echolocation to hunt in complete darkness.

😄 Fun example

My dog comes running whenever I blow the ultrasonic whistle, but my neighbor's cat just gives me a judgemental look.

The ultrasonic jewelry cleaner restored the ring to its original brilliance.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

supersonichigh-frequencyinaudible

Antonyms

audiblesubsonicinfrasonic

Related

echolocationsonarfrequencywavelengthacoustic