| AMBISONICS | • ambisonics n. A form of surround sound reproduction, using two or more transmission channels and four or more speakers… • AMBISONICS n. the technique of reproducing and transmitting surround sound. |
| DIAPASONIC | • DIAPASONIC adj. relating to a diapason, also DIAPASONAL. |
| HYPERSONIC | • hypersonic adj. (Of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound. • hypersonic adj. (Of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in… • HYPERSONIC adj. flying at more than five times the speed of sound. |
| INFRASONIC | • infrasonic adj. (Of sound waves, acoustics) Having frequencies below the human audible range. • infrasonic adj. (Of a device) Generating or employing such sound waves. • INFRASONIC adj. having or relating to a frequency below the audibility range of the human ear. |
| PARSONICAL | • parsonical adj. Parsonic. • PARSONICAL adj. of or pertaining to a parson, also PARSONIC. |
| SONICATING | • sonicating v. Present participle of sonicate. • SONICATE v. to disrupt with sound waves. |
| SONICATION | • sonication n. The process of disrupting or homogenizing something, usually a chemical solution or biological medium… • SONICATION n. the disruption of bacteria by treating them with high-frequency sound waves. |
| SONICATORS | • sonicators n. Plural of sonicator. • SONICATOR n. a device that sonicates. |
| SUPERSONIC | • supersonic adj. (Of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure). • supersonic adj. (Colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible. • supersonic n. An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound. |
| TRANSONICS | • transonics n. The study of transonic travel. • TRANSONICS n. the range of speeds close to that sound. |
| TRANSSONIC | • transsonic adj. Alternative form of transonic. • TRANSSONIC adj. relating to the range of speeds close to that sound. |
| ULTRASONIC | • ultrasonic adj. (Acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with… • ULTRASONIC adj. denoting airwaves or vibrations with frequencies higher than those audible to the human ear. |