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sonic /ˈsɒnɪk /adjectiveDenoting, relating to, or of the nature of sound or sound waves: the whales emit sonic pulse systems...- Unfazed, members of the band have, it seems, decided to evolve into sonic pioneers instead.
- The end result is a rich, triumphant sonic tapestry; you can hear every dollar that went into it.
- Hence, the sonic crack of the bullet is much louder than any noise produced by the weapon's operation.
Derivatives sonically adverb ...- The Wipers, a band originating from Portland, OR, has consistently released sonically diverse records since the late 70's.
- 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.
- 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 |