different between ultrasonic vs ultraviolet

English

Etymology

ultra- +? sonic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?n?k

Adjective

ultrasonic (comparative more ultrasonic, superlative most ultrasonic)

1. (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

Related terms

• ultrasound, ultrasonics
• sonic
• megasonic

Translations

Anagrams

• intralocus

Romanian

Etymology

From French ultrasonique

Adjective

ultrasonic m or n (feminine singular ultrasonic?, masculine plural ultrasonici, feminine and neuter plural ultrasonice)

1. ultrasonic

Declension

English

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet.

Adjective

ultraviolet (comparative more ultraviolet, superlative most ultraviolet)

1. of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre

Translations

Noun

ultraviolet (countable and uncountable, plural ultraviolets)

1. Ultraviolet colour.

Translations

See also

• ultraviolet radiation

French

Etymology

From ultra- +? violet

Adjective

ultraviolet (feminine singular ultraviolette, masculine plural ultraviolets, feminine plural ultraviolettes)

1. ultraviolet

Noun

ultraviolet m (plural ultraviolets)

1. ultraviolet (light)

Further reading

• “ultraviolet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

From French ultraviolet.

Adjective

ultraviolet m or n (feminine singular ultraviolet?, masculine plural ultraviole?i, feminine and neuter plural ultraviolete)

1. ultraviolet

Declension