- son|i|cal|ly
- son|i|cal|ly «SON uh klee», adverb.with regard to sound or its qualities: »
A vigorous, passionate work whose rich coloration took on a special sheen in the sonically clean, echoless hall (Time).
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thra|son´i|cal|ly — thra|son|i|cal «thruh SON uh kuhl», adjective. boasting; bragging. ╂[< Latin Thrasō, ōnis, a braggart soldier in Terence s Eunuchus (< Greek Thrásōn < thrasýs bold) + English ic + al1] –thra|son´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
thra|son|i|cal — «thruh SON uh kuhl», adjective. boasting; bragging. ╂[< Latin Thrasō, ōnis, a braggart soldier in Terence s Eunuchus (< Greek Thrásōn < thrasýs bold) + English ic + al1] –thra|son´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|son´i|cal|ly — hy|per|son|ic «HY puhr SON ihk», adjective. 1. denoting any speed which is five or more times faster than the speed of sound in a given medium. In air, hypersonic speed is at least 5,435 feet (1,657 meters) per second. 2. that which moves or is… … Useful english dictionary
par|son´i|cal|ly — par|son|ic «pahr SON ihk», adjective. of, like, or characteristic of a parson: »Others can hardly imagine him as anything else Broad Church, clean, uplift stuff indeed no court flunkey he but every inch of him parsonic (Punch). –par|son´i|cal|ly … Useful english dictionary
sub|son´i|cal|ly — sub|son|ic «suhb SON ihk», adjective. 1. having to do with or designed for use at a speed less than the speed of sound (about 1,100 feet or 335 meters per second in air). 2. that moves at a speed slower than the speed of sound: »a subsonic… … Useful english dictionary
su´per|son´i|cal|ly — su|per|son|ic «SOO puhr SON ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with sound waves beyond the limit of human audibility (above frequencies of 20,000 cycles per second); ultrasonic: »When mutations are induced in fruit flies… … Useful english dictionary
ul´tra|son´i|cal|ly — ul|tra|son|ic «UHL truh SON ihk», adjective. of or having to do with ultrasound or ultrasonics; supersonic: »Ultrasonic generators produce sound waves to clean miniature parts (New York Times). ╂[< ultra + Latin sonus sound + English ic]… … Useful english dictionary
par|son|i|cal — «pahr SON uh kuhl», adjective. = parsonic. (Cf. ↑parsonic) … Useful english dictionary
son — son·a·ti·na; son·chus; son·dage; son·de·li; son·ghai; son·gish; son·gle; son·go; son·ics; son·i·fi·ca·tion; son·less; son·ly; son·ne; son·ne·ra·tia; son·ne·ra·ti·a·ce·ae; son·net·ist; son·net·ize; son·net·ry; son·ny; son·o·buoy; son;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
