Difference between Ultrasound and Ultrasonic
What is the difference between Ultrasound and Ultrasonic?
Ultrasound as a noun is sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz while Ultrasonic as an adjective is beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
Ultrasound
Part of speech: noun
Definition: sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz
The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
Ultrasonic
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
We hope you now know whether to use Ultrasound or Ultrasonic in your sentence.
