Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented an ultrasonic dryer that can dry clothes without heating them.
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Ultrasonic
//ʌltɹəˈsɒnɪk//
Synonyms for "ultrasonic" (5 found)
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2 entriesderived from
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3 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 22 languages.
Belarusian
1 entries- ультрагукавы́ adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ултразву́ков adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Catalan
1 entries- ultrasónico adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 超聲 /超声 adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Czech
1 entries- ultrazvukový adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
French
3 entries- ultra-sonore adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ultrasonique adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ultrasonore adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Georgian
3 entries- ზებგერითი adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ულტრაბგერითი adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ულტრახმოვანი adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
German
1 entries- Ultraschall adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Hungarian
1 entries- ultraszonikus adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Indonesian
1 entries- ultrasonik adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Irish
1 entries- ultrasonach adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Italian
2 entries- ultrasonico adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ultrasonoro adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Japanese
1 entries- 超音 adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Kazakh
1 entries- ультрадыбысты adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Polish
1 entries- ultradźwiękowy adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Portuguese
2 entries- ultrassónico adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
- ultrassônico adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Romanian
1 entries- supersonic adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Russian
1 entries- ультразвуково́й adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Slovak
1 entries- ultrazvukový adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Spanish
1 entries- ultrasónico adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Tagalog
1 entries- lakdawnugin adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ультразвукови́й adj (beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A group of scientists at Bristol University, led by senior lecturer Anthony Croxford, discovered that sending hundreds of different ultrasonic waves into a structure, and then listening and analyzing their echoes can be used to detect the tiniest cracks.
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Bats can hear at among the highest frequencies of any mammal, up to 120,000 Hz. They use ultrasonic vocalizations as sonar, allowing them to pursue tiny insects in the dark without bumping into objects.
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When your dog tilts his head to listen to seemingly imaginary sounds, he is tuning in to ultrasonic frequencies, as high as 45,000 Hz.
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