sonic weapon
Sound-based military device
A sonic weapon uses sound waves to injure, disorient, or incapacitate.
Military and law enforcement versions range from long-range acoustic devices that project painful noise to infrasonic weapons that cause nausea or disorientation.
The term also covers science fiction devices: The aliens deployed sonic weapons that shattered buildings.
Real-world applications remain controversial due to potential for hearing damage and indiscriminate effects on crowds.
- acousticRelating to sound
- long rangeCovering vast distances
- infrasoundSound below 20 Hz
- deterrentThing that discourages action
- crowd controlRegulating gathered masses
riot control · disorientation · pain · ear damage · hearing loss · frequency · decibel · blast · pulse · directed · nonlethal · military · protest · dispersal · earsplitting · piercing · shrill · vibration
sonic weaponprojectile weapon
Armament launching objects at targets
firearm · conventional weapon · bullet · missile · edged weapon
sonic weapondeadly weapon
Instrument capable of killing
weapon of mass destruction · nuclear weapon · antipersonnel mine · assault rifle · machine gun
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