1911, from ultra- "beyond" + sound (n.1). Compare ultrasonic. In reference to ultrasonic techniques of detection or diagnosis it is recorded from 1958.
ultramarine
ultramontane
ultranationalism
ultrasonic
ultrasonography
ultrasound
ultraviolet
ululate
ululation
Ulysses
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