ultrasonic

English

ultra- +‎ sonic

ultrasonic (comparative more ultrasonic, superlative most ultrasonic)

(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
- 1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 159-160:
  The wheel shop also has equipment for ultrasonic testing of axles for flaws; and systematic checking of locomotive axles and crank pins is carried out as they pass through the shops.

beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear

Belarusian: ультрагукавы́ (ulʹtrahukavý)
Bulgarian: ултразву́ков (ultrazvúkov)
Catalan: ultrasónico
Chinese:
Mandarin: 超聲／超声 (zh) (chāoshēng)
Czech: ultrazvukový (cs)
French: ultrasonique (fr), ultrasonore (fr), ultra-sonore (fr)
Georgian: ზებგერითი (ka) (zebgeriti), ულტრახმოვანი (ulṭraxmovani), ულტრაბგერითი (ulṭrabgeriti)
German: Ultraschall- (de)
Indonesian: ultrasonik (id)
Irish: ultrasonach
Italian: ultrasonoro (it), ultrasonico (it)
Japanese: 超音 (ちょうおん, chōon)
Kazakh: ультрадыбысты (ultradybysty)
Polish: ultradźwiękowy (pl)
Portuguese: ultrassônico (pt) (Brazil), ultrassónico (pt) (Portugal)
Romanian: supersonic (ro)
Russian: ультразвуково́й (ru) (ulʹtrazvukovój)
Slovak: ultrazvukový
Spanish: ultrasónico
Tagalog: lakdawnugin
Ukrainian: ультразвукови́й (ulʹtrazvukovýj)

From French ultrasonique. Equivalent to ultra- +‎ sonic.

ultrasonic m or n (feminine singular ultrasonică, masculine plural ultrasonici, feminine and neuter plural ultrasonice)

Declension of ultrasonic