supersonic
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈsɒnɪk/
:
ultrasónico
- Equipped to detect a supersonic footprint.
Examples
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"Our natural auditory receptors respond only to vibrations above twenty thousand cycles per second, within what you refer to as the supersonic range.
Fiction book (1991) -
He'd told us his name: a near-supersonic birdsong.
Fiction book (2000) -
Here is more supersonic sounds of London.
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You need the sound waves to be supersonic.
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And then the unmistakable sound of a supersonic whip cracking.
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A fly pursues her, its buzz supersonic in the syrupy light.
Fiction book (1990) -
How appropriate to hear this supersonic sound from a machine that soars from zero to 60 in—wait for it—a neck-jarring 2.7 seconds.
Blog text (29) -
The experiment produced supersonic frequencies that humans cannot hear.
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The dog training device emitted a supersonic whistle, audible only to animals.
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Sound waves traveling at supersonic speeds can cause a sonic boom.
Synonyms
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6.4
Sound with a pitch higher than people can hear, over about 20,000 vibrations a second
Antonyms
Compounds
How High-Pitched
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6.1
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3.7
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
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8.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supersonic is made from super- 'above' and sonic 'sound', so it can mean 'above sound'. That is why supersonic can also refer to sounds or frequencies that are higher than humans can hear.