sonicsn.

Brit.

/ˈsɒnɪks/, U.S.

/ˈsɑnɪks/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: sonic adj.

Etymology: < sonic adj.: see -ic suffix 2.

1. With singular agreement. The branch of science concerned with the study and uses of sound waves and other material vibrations; sonic methods and technology collectively. Now chiefly historical.In quot. 1918: spec. the branch of science concerned with using material vibrations to transmit energy.

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1918 G. Constantinesco Theory of Sonics i. i. 2 [This] may be described as transmission of power by means of ‘Sound waves’. The name ‘Sonics’ has been adopted to represent the science dealing with all applications of elastic properties of liquids for the transmission of power.

1955 T. F. Hueter & R. H. Bolt Sonics p. v Sonics encompasses the analysis, testing, and processing of materials and products by the use of mechanical vibratory energy.

1971 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 35 404/1 He has obtained a grasp of animal senses without having had any previous knowledge of sonics, optics, neurology, electronics, and similar subjects.

2014 N. Friedman Fighting Great War at Sea 400/1 Work on sonics began only shortly before the Armistice, using a Fessenden oscillator and a hydrophone receiver.

2. With plural agreement. The quality or character of the sound of a musical recording, stereo system, etc.; musical sounds or sequences collectively, esp. ones which are electronically produced or reproduced.

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1952 C. G. Burke in E. T. Canby et al. Sat. Rev. Home Bk. Recorded Music & Sound Production 128 It asserts the box-phonograph to be inadequate in sonics and grotesque in economics.

1968 Mass. Rev. 9 392 This new kind of record-talk is..capable of improvising an even larger flow of verbiage about the ‘sonics’ of the record under review.

1995 W. R. Trotter Priest of Music ii. xvi. 217 Both recordings suffer from shrill, coarse, blasty sonics, but at least the Prokofiev captures Mitropoulos's fire-breathing piano technique with some fidelity.

2007 Computer Music Jrnl. 31 ii. 83/3 This piece is a celebration of saxophone sonics, both live and pre-recorded/convolved materials.

2011 M. Senior Mixing Secrets for Small Studio i. iv. 67 It's the sonics of a track that make it a good mix reference, rather than the songwriting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sonics
释义	sonicsn. Brit. /ˈsɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˈsɑnɪks/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: sonic adj. Etymology: < sonic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. 1. With singular agreement. The branch of science concerned with the study and uses of sound waves and other material vibrations; sonic methods and technology collectively. Now chiefly historical.In quot. 1918: spec. the branch of science concerned with using material vibrations to transmit energy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > science of sound > [noun] > techniques and equipment sonics1918 1918 G. Constantinesco Theory of Sonics i. i. 2 [This] may be described as transmission of power by means of ‘Sound waves’. The name ‘Sonics’ has been adopted to represent the science dealing with all applications of elastic properties of liquids for the transmission of power. 1955 T. F. Hueter & R. H. Bolt Sonics p. v Sonics encompasses the analysis, testing, and processing of materials and products by the use of mechanical vibratory energy. 1971 Jrnl. Wildlife Managem. 35 404/1 He has obtained a grasp of animal senses without having had any previous knowledge of sonics, optics, neurology, electronics, and similar subjects. 2014 N. Friedman Fighting Great War at Sea 400/1 Work on sonics began only shortly before the Armistice, using a Fessenden oscillator and a hydrophone receiver. 2. With plural agreement. The quality or character of the sound of a musical recording, stereo system, etc.; musical sounds or sequences collectively, esp. ones which are electronically produced or reproduced. ΚΠ 1952 C. G. Burke in E. T. Canby et al. Sat. Rev. Home Bk. Recorded Music & Sound Production 128 It asserts the box-phonograph to be inadequate in sonics and grotesque in economics. 1968 Mass. Rev. 9 392 This new kind of record-talk is..capable of improvising an even larger flow of verbiage about the ‘sonics’ of the record under review. 1995 W. R. Trotter Priest of Music ii. xvi. 217 Both recordings suffer from shrill, coarse, blasty sonics, but at least the Prokofiev captures Mitropoulos's fire-breathing piano technique with some fidelity. 2007 Computer Music Jrnl. 31 ii. 83/3 This piece is a celebration of saxophone sonics, both live and pre-recorded/convolved materials. 2011 M. Senior Mixing Secrets for Small Studio i. iv. 67 It's the sonics of a track that make it a good mix reference, rather than the songwriting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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