Ultrasonic
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adjective.
Of or relating to acoustic frequencies above the range audible to the human ear, or above approximately 20,000 hertz.
adjective.
Of, relating to, or involving ultrasound.
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adjective.
Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20
kilohertz
or higher.
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adjective.
having frequencies above those of audible sound
Word Usage
"Mexican Freetail bats sing mostly in ultrasonic frequencies that are right above the upper limit of human hearing."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
infrasonic
Equivalent
inaudible
unhearable
Etymologically Related
sonic
ultrasonics
ultrasound
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Ionic
Masonic
Miltonic
Napoleonic
Panasonic
Same Context
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