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
Related terms
* (speed) plasmasonic, hypersonic, transonic, subsonic
* (sound) infrasonic, sonic
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.
Related terms
* ultrasound, ultrasonics
* sonic
Antonyms
* infrasonic