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ultrasonic

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Word definitions for ultrasonic in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having frequencies above those of audible sound [syn: supersonic ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"having frequency beyond the audible range," 1923, from ultra- + sonic . For sense, see supersonic .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context acoustics English) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A handset would contain an ultrasonic transmitter and the television fitted with a matching receiver. ▪ All 605s are fitted with a three-way catalytic converter, anti-lock braking system and an ultrasonic alarm as standard. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ultrasonic is a 2012 American film by Rohit Colin Rao. It was produced on a shoestring budget in Washington, DC and surrounding suburbs and premiered on March 3, 2012 at the DC Independent Film Festival . The film won the Best of Fest award at the DC Independent ...

Usage examples of ultrasonic.

Crossing in the open field beyond, the vespertilionid quick-coughed an ultrasonic trilling from deep in its throat.

Most of them carried ultrasonic paralyzers, eighteen-inch batonlike things with bulbous ends.

Immediately, the ultrasonic paralyzers of the advancing paratimers went into action, and the mercenaries began dropping.

In my pockets were a freon spray, a scrambler, a laser torch, and an ultrasonic whistle.

The rodents, a new breed of monster Black rats, had finally been gassed, rooted from their underground lairs by the use of ultrasonic machinery and, apart from a few more minor skirmishes with those that had somehow escaped the gas, the threat had appeared to be over.

A couple of policemen in green uniforms, with ultrasonic paralyzers dangling by thongs from their left wrists and bolstered sigma-ray needlers like the one on the desk inside the dome, were kidding with some girls in vivid orange and scarlet and green smocks.

Closer up or, better still, if you made physical contact with the ultrasonic pigments used in the originals, it became apparent that the concealed images were of most profoundly and shockingly erotic nature.

Its shock-wave ripped half the gas-globes asunder, twisted and buffeted the cylinder worse than a storm at sea, punished Karg even through its tough protective walls with a hammer-slam of ultrasonic boom.

In the work area around Spearman, the displays and data presentations were showing some of the findings from electron and proton microscopes, gas and liquid chromatographs, electrophoretic analyzers, isotopic imagers, x-ray imagers, ultrasonic imagers, and just about every kind of spectrometer ever invented.

Tom, now fluent with his geometrical code and ultrasonic communicator, quickly explained to the creature that the Conus was Tom's enemy also.

The Ironduke employed ultrasonic cannons whose cell-shaking high frequencies were getting through the Anti-field here and there and causing many of the Baalols to fall into a deep state of unconsciousness.

There were pressure sensors in the soil, motion sensors concealed in rocks, capacitance sensors masquerading as bushes and an invisible network of radar, laser and ultrasonic beams lacing back and forth so tightly not even a field mouse could move without being detected.

And then a cavern where several people sat and just watched a rotating display of exciting gadgets: self-winding vinyl shavers, laminated automatic mattress inflaters, combination spectrometer-tachometers, Old West-style laser guns, disposable artificial epoxy kidneys, solid-state microwave oscillators in decorator colors, electroluminescent diodes in personalized carrying cases, solar-powered nose-hair clippers, princess-style videophones, geodesic teakettles, injectionmolded garlic presses, manually operated cherrystoners, alligator-finished episcopes, magnetostriction ultrasonic generators on patio stands, self-turning kaleidoscopes, robot flatirons, vestpocket bronchoscopes, paisley-surfaced binnacles, miniaturized vacuum cleaners, musical abacuses.

The main one, that which carries hematic oxygen, was readily accessible to ultrasonic imaging.

But then Jack remembered the newer type of humidifier: the ultrasonic, cold humidifier.