Definitions for ultrasoundˈʌl trəˌsaʊnd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•tra•soundˈʌl trəˌsaʊnd(n.)
sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing.
Category: Physics
Med. the application of ultrasonic waves to therapy or diagnostics, as in deep-heat treatment of a joint or in ultrasonography.
Category: Medicine
Origin of ultrasound:
1920–25
Princeton's WordNet
ultrasound(noun)
very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
sonography, ultrasonography, echography, ultrasound(noun)
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
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
ultrasound(noun)ˈʌl trəˌsaʊnd
the technology of using sound waves to produce a picture of the inside of sb's body
Ultrasound scans are used to look at unborn babies.
Wiktionary
ultrasound(Noun)
sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz
ultrasound(Noun)
The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Translations for ultrasound
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
ultrasound(noun)
ultrasonic sound, used especially in scanners, that can show what is inside a person's body.
- ultraklankAfrikaans
- فَوق الصَّوْتيArabic
- свръхзвукBulgarian
- ultrassomPortuguese (BR)
- ultrazvukCzech
- der UltraschallGerman
- ultralydDanish
- υπέρηχοςGreek
- ultrasonidoSpanish
- ultraheliEstonian
- امواج فرا صوتیFarsi
- ultraääniFinnish
- ultrasonFrench
- אוּלטרָה-סָאוּנדHebrew
- अल्ट्रा-साउंडHindi
- ultrazvukCroatian
- ultrahangHungarian
- ultrasuonoItalian
- 초음파Korean
- ultragarsasLithuanian
- ultraskaņaLatvian
- ultrabunyiMalay
- ultrasoundDutch
- ultralydNorwegian
- ultradźwiękPolish
- امواج فرا صوتیPersian
- د فرا صوتی امواجPashto
- ультразвукRussian
- ultrazvukSlovak
- ultrazvokSlovenian
- ultrazvukSerbian
- ultraljudSwedish
- คลื่นเสียงที่มีความถี่มากกว่า 20,000 เฮิรตซ์; การบำบัดโดยใช้อุลตราซาวด์Thai
- işitim ötesi sesTurkish
- 超音波Chinese (Trad.)
- ультразвукUkrainian
- الٹرا ساؤنڈ، بدن کے اندر ديکھنے کي مشينUrdu
- sóng siêu âmVietnamese
- 超声(波)Chinese (Simp.)
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