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单词 sonic
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Definition of sonic in English:

sonic

adjective ˈsɒnɪkˈsɑnɪk
  • Denoting, relating to, or of the nature of sound or sound waves.

    the whales emit sonic pulse systems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The band's sonic fingerprint remains as distinctive as ever.
    • Hence, the sonic crack of the bullet is much louder than any noise produced by the weapon's operation.
    • Unfazed, members of the band have, it seems, decided to evolve into sonic pioneers instead.
    • This maybe the sonic equivalent of going to see a Bellini altarpiece in an art gallery, but I do not mind.
    • Dialogue is clearly heard and there are no distracting pops, hisses, or other such sonic flaws.
    • Quietude is a similarly becalmed sonic vista of placid sine-waves, nervous clicks and lithe atmospheric details.
    • The sonic assault of rock music has reached a point of diminishing returns.
    • Yet, his sonic realm remains consistent all the way through.
    • Hot Hot Heat may very much be a product of their influences but never before has it all been thrown together into such a vibrant sonic stew.
    • The work is more abstract and introvert than on Later, with melodies often scarce and distant, while the sonic scope seems narrower.
    • So songs swagger all over the sonic map from overly loud to whisper quiet.
    • The end result is a rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into it.
    • The Dolby Surround track, though clean, is the sonic equivalent of watching grass grow.
    • The welcome presence of sonic genius Jim O'Rourke joined them on stage.
    • A sonic whistle is very old technology, to the point of almost being forgotten.
    • A number of sonic themes emerge as the music on this CD unfolds.
    • His delicate constructions are all entirely self-contained, giving an impression of great sonic diversity.
    • It's not purely sonic pleasure: it's conflict and action and story.
    • Artists of all genres revere the Ryman for both historic and sonic reasons.
    • As a familiar sonic picture, it doesn't mess with your head.

Derivatives

  • sonically

  • adverb
    • The rest of the disc isn't as sonically edgy, but the sounds and settings that Bowie & Ronson worked up for each are strikingly appropriate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is sonically dense and a little chilly; as though Oberst is attempting his own badlands version of Bowie's late-70s Berlin trilogy.
      • The collection is organized sonically rather than chronologically, which makes for a more coherent listening experience, but kind of tells the story out of order as a result.
      • The Wipers, a band originating from Portland, OR, has consistently released sonically diverse records since the late 70's.
      • Seemingly close, the sound is actually remote, and the distance - not just in epochs, but of space itself - feels sonically tangible.

Origin

1920s: from Latin sonus 'sound' + -ic.

Rhymes

anachronic, animatronic, bionic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, catatonic, chalcedonic, chronic, colonic, conic, cyclonic, daemonic, demonic, diatonic, draconic, electronic, embryonic, euphonic, harmonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, hypersonic, iconic, ionic, ironic, isotonic, laconic, macaronic, Masonic, Miltonic, mnemonic, monotonic, moronic, Napoleonic, philharmonic, phonic, Platonic, Plutonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, sardonic, saxophonic, siphonic, Slavonic, stereophonic, subsonic, subtonic, symphonic, tectonic, Teutonic, thermionic, tonic, transonic, ultrasonic

Definition of sonic in US English:

sonic

adjectiveˈsɑnɪkˈsänik
  • Denoting, relating to, or of the nature of sound or sound waves.

    the whales emit sonic pulse systems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His delicate constructions are all entirely self-contained, giving an impression of great sonic diversity.
    • The Dolby Surround track, though clean, is the sonic equivalent of watching grass grow.
    • The band's sonic fingerprint remains as distinctive as ever.
    • Hence, the sonic crack of the bullet is much louder than any noise produced by the weapon's operation.
    • The sonic assault of rock music has reached a point of diminishing returns.
    • Dialogue is clearly heard and there are no distracting pops, hisses, or other such sonic flaws.
    • As a familiar sonic picture, it doesn't mess with your head.
    • Unfazed, members of the band have, it seems, decided to evolve into sonic pioneers instead.
    • The work is more abstract and introvert than on Later, with melodies often scarce and distant, while the sonic scope seems narrower.
    • So songs swagger all over the sonic map from overly loud to whisper quiet.
    • A sonic whistle is very old technology, to the point of almost being forgotten.
    • Hot Hot Heat may very much be a product of their influences but never before has it all been thrown together into such a vibrant sonic stew.
    • A number of sonic themes emerge as the music on this CD unfolds.
    • The welcome presence of sonic genius Jim O'Rourke joined them on stage.
    • This maybe the sonic equivalent of going to see a Bellini altarpiece in an art gallery, but I do not mind.
    • It's not purely sonic pleasure: it's conflict and action and story.
    • The end result is a rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into it.
    • Artists of all genres revere the Ryman for both historic and sonic reasons.
    • Quietude is a similarly becalmed sonic vista of placid sine-waves, nervous clicks and lithe atmospheric details.
    • Yet, his sonic realm remains consistent all the way through.

Origin

1920s: from Latin sonus ‘sound’ + -ic.

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