ultrasound
Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is…Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
Ultraschall
ультразву́кulʹtrazvúk
ультразву́кulʹtrazvúk
(countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable)Ultrasonography.
very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
Ultrasonography.
(countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable)Medical ultrasonography.
(countable, uncountable)Therapeutically applied ultrasonic energy.
Examples
12 sentencesMy ultrasound is on Tuesday.
У вівторок у мене УЗД. — Ahha · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.
ruЛетучие мыши используют ультразвук, чтобы обнаруживать препятствия. — marafon
I'd like you to have an ultrasound.
The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.
ruЛетучие мыши используют ультразвук, чтобы обнаруживать препятствия. — marafon
If you have rat or mouse problems, you can scare them off with ultrasound.
Translations
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Forms
plural: ultrasounds| Singular | ultrasound |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs:sonographyultrasonographyechography
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable