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Revision as of 23:40, July 30, 2007
Ultrasound is sound composed of frequencies in excess of 20,000 Hertz (20 kHz). Ultrasound falls outside the range of normal human hearing ability.
Applications
Ultrasound has a variety of applications, including
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) and non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of materials.
- Medical imaging and tissue characterization. See ultrasonic imaging and ultrasonic tissue characterization
- Range finding (sonar).
- Cleaning.
