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Supersonic vs Ultrasonic - What's the difference?

supersonic | ultrasonic |

As adjectives the difference between supersonic and ultrasonic

is that supersonic is greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure while ultrasonic is beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

supersonic

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a speed) greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)
  • (colloquial, of a sound) ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible
  • See also

    * superluminal

    Anagrams

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    ultrasonic

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
  • Antonyms

    * infrasonic