ultrasonic
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ul·tra·son·ic
(ŭl′trə-sŏn′ĭk)adj.
1. Of or relating to acoustic frequencies above the range audible to the human ear, or above approximately 20,000 hertz.
2. Of, relating to, or involving ultrasound.
ul′tra·son′i·cal·ly adv.
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ultrasonic
(ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪk)adj
(General Physics) of, concerned with, or producing waves with the same nature as sound waves but frequencies above audio frequencies. See also ultrasound
ˌultraˈsonically adv
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ul•tra•son•ic
(ˌʌl trəˈsɒn ɪk)adj.
of, pertaining to, or utilizing ultrasound.
[1925–30]
ul`tra•son′i•cal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  ultrasonic - having frequencies above those of audible soundinaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" |
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Translations
فَوْق الصَّوْتي
nadzvukovýnadzvukovánadzvukové
ultralyds-
ultraszonikus
úthljóî
ultragarsinis
ultraskaņas-virsskaņas-
nadzvukovánadzvukovénadzvukový
işitim ötesi
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ultrasonic
[ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪk] adj → ultrasonico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ultrasonic
(altrəˈsonik) adjective (of sound waves etc) beyond the range of human hearing. ultrasonic vibrations.
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ul·tra·son·ic
a. ultrasónico-a, supersónico-a;
___ diagnosis → diagnóstico por ultrasonido.
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