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ultrasonics
ul·tra·son·ics
[
ùltrə sónniks
]
noun
Definition:
science of high-frequency sound:
the study of sound waves that have frequencies above the upper limit of the normal range of human hearing, which is about 20 kilohertz
(
takes a singular verb
)
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