Talk:Ultrasonics

"Not to be confused with Ultrasound". That's an interesting opening gambit. The Ultrasonic Industry Association (U.I.A.) might like to think they have coined the phrase Ultrasonics but that claim is no more valid than if the UK Meteorological Office were to try to claim the term "weather".

Ultrasonics is a term which describes the whole subject and study of ultrasound plus it's many and varied applications in both the industrial and medical fields. The use of high frequency sound by U.I.A. members to alter the state of substances is indeed part of this but only a part.

In Simple terms... Ultrasound: Sound which is above the limit of human hearing (ie above 20 kHz, approximately )

Ultrasonic: Adjective

Ultrasonics: The study and use of ultrasound

In Wikipedia, there needs to be a clear and obvious link between this page and the pages which describe Ultrasound Harry Munt (talk) 22:14, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree absolutely with Harry's comments. As someone working in the ultrasonic (ie. relating to ultrasound) field, the term "ultrasonics" is often used as shorthand for any equipment using ultrasound - sensors, effectors, transducers and a raft of equipment I have not considered.

The word "ultrasonic" is simply the adjective form of "ultrasound". The titles of the two papers mentioned use this word, not "ultrasonics".

I am not inclined to contest the U.I.A.'s use of the term - just their assumption of exclusivity, which in my view is inaccurate and inappropriate for a Wikipedia article.

Opening paragraphs modified accordingly.

InelegantSolution (talk) 12:00, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]