ultrasound

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
2. (countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable) Ultrasonography.
3. (countable, informal, metonymically, uncountable) Ultrasonography.
4. (countable, uncountable) Therapeutically applied ultrasonic energy.

Verb

To treat with ultrasound.

Opposite of

infrasound

Synonyms

supersonic

ultrasonic wave

supersound

ultrasonography

ultrasonic

sonography

echography

superaudible

ultraphonic

ultra-audible

ultra-audio wave

ultrasonic examination ultrasonography

hypersonic

sonograph

supersonic wave

ultrasonics

ultrasonic sound

hyperacoustic

Translations

Ultraschall

ultrason

ultrasuono

ultrasonido

υπέρηχος

ultra-som

ultrason

Ultrawelle

yansılanım

ultrasonografia

ultrasò

tecnica ultrasuonica

Sonografie

ecografia

Etymology

From ultra- + sound.