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What do you call sound that has a wave frequency higher than the human ear can detect?

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ultrasound

Ultrasound is sound that has a wave frequency higher than the human ear can detect. It includes all sounds with wave frequencies higher than 20,000 waves per second, or 20,000 hertz  Hz .

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