The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Ultrasonic sound.
n. Medicine The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, specifically to image an internal body structure, monitor a developing fetus, or generate localized deep heat to the tissues.
n. sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz
n. The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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n. using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
n. very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
Word Usage
"The unit is named after the physicist H. H.rtz and is abbreviated H.. Thus the following formula applies to the propagation velocity of the wave: C = fλ = 1/T * λ This equation (wave equation) applies to all wave processes. (ii) Definition of the term ultrasound The frequency of a sound impression (tone) is a direct measure for the pitch of a tone."