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ultrasonic.

Adjective
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
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Having sound frequencies above the usual upper limit of human hearing.

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  • ultrasonic sensor
  • ultrasonic cleaning

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An ultrasonic sensor measured the gap.
The tool used ultrasonic vibrations to clean the part.

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable as a technical classification. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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