siêu âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 超 (“over-; super-; ultra-”) and 音 (“sound”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂiw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧] ~ [siw˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
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    Noun

    siêu âm

    1. (physics) ultrasound
      Antonym: hạ âm
    2. (medicine) ultrasound machine or scan

    Verb

    siêu âm

    1. (medicine, colloquial) to investigate with ultrasound

    Adjective

    siêu âm

    1. ultrasound; supersonic
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