sonic

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son·ic /ˈsɒnɪk $ ˈsɑː-/ adjective [only before noun] technical HPTrelating to sound, sound waves, or the speed of sound 声音的；声波的；声速的

Examples from the Corpus

sonic• Who could foresee the sonic boom when the needle finally hit the groove on my cheap record changer?• It is certainly verified experimentally that the sonic clicks produced are both highly structured and directional.• So do Humpbacks have ways of expressing the same request for the repetition of a pleasurable sonic experience?• It needs a commitment, a strength in parts and its own sonic identity.• Reduced sonic logs have been superimposed at well locations.• Valery Gergiev stares unblinkingly into the sonic maelstrom that Tchaikovsky unleashes.• He was a hand sonic man, rugged, and everyone always remembered his brilliant blue eyes.• For sonic strange reason management did not share our insight.Origin sonic (1900-2000) Latin sonus; → SOUND1

son·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable

Corpus sound, relating the to sound waves, or

sonic
son‧ic /ˈsɒnɪk $ ˈsɑː-/