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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUltraschall
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈʊltʁaˌʃal
"Der Arzt hat einen Ultraschall gemacht."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper limit of human hearing, typically above 20,000 hertz.
"Bats navigate and hunt using ultrasound." - 2
A medical imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce images of structures within the body.
"The expecting parents eagerly looked at the ultrasound image of their baby."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'ultra' meaning 'beyond' combined with the English noun 'sound', coined in the 20th century. It developed in the context of physics and medical technology to describe sound waves exceeding the upper limit of human hearing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ultrasound" is said worldwide
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échographie
Transliteration: e-ko-ɡʁa-fi
"Elle a passé une échographie pour voir le bébé."
Ultraschall
Transliteration: ˈʊltʁaˌʃal
"Der Arzt hat einen Ultraschall gemacht."
ecografia
Transliteration: e-ko-ɡra-ˈfi-a
"L'ecografia ha mostrato che tutto va bene."
ecografía
Transliteration: e-ko-ɣɾaˈfi.a
"Le hicieron una ecografía para confirmar el embarazo."
ultrassom
Transliteration: ul-tra-ˈsõ
"Ela fez um ultrassom ontem."
अльтраसाउंड
Transliteration: altrāsāuṇḍ
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"डॉक्टर ने पेट का अल्ट्रासाउंड करवाने को कहा।"
超声波
Transliteration: chāoshēngbō
Script: 中文汉字
"医生利用超声波检查胎儿的情况。"
초음파
Transliteration: choeumpa
Script: 한국어 한글
"의사가 초음파 검사를 진행했습니다."
超音波
Transliteration: chōonpa
Script: 日本語
"妊婦健診で超音波検査を受けました。"
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