See Also: omomyid(dictionary)

sonic (iou) and omomyid (iou)


sonic (iou)



sonic adjective. E20.
[from Latin sonus sound + -IC.]
Employing or operated by sound waves; esp. designating devices and techniques which make use of the reflected echo of a sound pulse. E20.
Of or pertaining to sound or sound waves, esp. within the audible range. M20.
sonic bang = sonic boom below. sonic barrier = sound barrier s.v. SOUND noun2. sonic boom a sudden loud bang heard when the shock wave from an aircraft etc. travelling faster than sound reaches the ears. sonic mine: detonated by the sound of a passing ship etc. sonic speed, sonic velocity the speed at which sound waves Travel in a particular medium, esp. air.
sonically adverb M20.

omomyid (iou)



omomyid noun & adjective. M20.
[mod. Latin Omomyidae (see below), from Omomys genus name: see -ID3.]
Zoology & Palaeontology.
A. noun. A tarsioid primate of the extinct family Omomyidae, known from Palaeogene fossils in N. America and Europe. M20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the family Omomyidae. M20.