noun
- the science and technology of sound waves with frequencies above the range of human hearing, typically used in medical imaging, cleaning, and testing materials
Usage: technical; used with singular verb
Examples
- Ultrasonics is widely used in medical diagnostics.
- The company specializes in ultrasonics for industrial cleaning.
- Students studied ultrasonics in their physics course.
- Ultrasonics helps detect flaws in metal structures.
- The veterinarian used ultrasonics to examine the animal.
- Research in ultrasonics has advanced significantly in recent years.