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ultrasonically

ultrasonically

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Using very high sound waves that people cannot hear
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌltrəˈsɒnɪkli/
  • Specialized
: ultrasonido
  • Firstly, fibers were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 30 minutes to remove the surface contaminants.
  • ultrasonically cleaned

Examples

  • Secondly, the fibers were ultrasonically cleaned in acetone for 30 minutes again to exclude the air bubbles between fibers.

    Academic text (2018)
  • He says the devices could be used for therapeutic purposes, "helping somebody who's blind, for example, so they can detect objects as they move around ultrasonically."

    Blog text (12)
  • This process uses ultrasonically induced vibrations that are delivered to a tool to produce the machining operation.

    Academic text (2007)
  • For example, Robo-Technology of Puchheim, Germany, recently developed a six-axis robotic system to ultrasonically test helicopter parts up to six meters in length.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Ultrasonic machining is a process that is also known as ultrasonic impact grinding. This process uses ultrasonically induced vibrations that are delivered to a tool to produce the grinding operation.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Then, the ultrasonically cleaned fibers were washed with ethanol and placed in a density meter loaded with ethanol to be weighed as m².

    Academic text (2018)
  • And pulsed magnetic strengths are increased by a low charge-electro-magnetic enhancement, ultrasonically pulsed above 40,000 kHz with the same Stan Meyers pulsing unit.

    Blog text (29)
  • The team used ultrasonically generated sound waves to inspect the integrity of the metal components.

  • By cleaning the objects ultrasonically, the researchers ensured that all contaminants were effectively removed.

  • The engineer explained that the data could be transmitted ultrasonically to enhance communication between devices.

Surface Forms

ultrasonically positive

Morphology

ultrasonically = ultrasonic (transparent) = ultra + sonic + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'ultrasonic' with '-ly', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.

Etymology

The word ultrasonically comes from ultra- 'beyond' and sonic 'sound'. So to do something ultrasonically is to use sound waves that are 'beyond' what people can hear, often to clean or work in a gentle, very exact way.