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Ultrasonics
Branch of physics dealing with the theory and application of ultrasound: sound waves occurring at frequencies too high to be heard by the human ear (that is, above about 20 kHz).
The earliest practical application of ultrasonics was the detection of submarines during World War I by reflecting pulses of sound from them (see sonar). Similar principles are now used in industry for nondestructive testing of materials and in medicine to produce images of internal organs and developing fetuses (ultrasound scanning). High-power ultrasound can be used for cleaning, welding plastics, and destroying kidney stones without surgery.
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