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Definitions for supersonic
ˌsu pərˈsɒn ɪksu·per·son·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
supersonicadjective
(of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)
"a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon"
supersonic, ultrasonicadjective
having frequencies above those of audible sound
GCIDE
supersonicadjective
Moving at a speed greater than the speed of sound in air; -- this speed varies with altitude, since the speed of sound varies with altitude, as well as with temperature and humidity, being approximately 1129 feet per second at sea level and 984 feet per second at 16 miles altitude.
supersonicadjective
Capable of moving at speeds higher than the speed of sound; -- of aircraft.
Wiktionary
supersonicadjective
ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible
supersonicadjective
greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)
Wikipedia
Supersonic
Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound (Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) at sea level, this speed is approximately 343.2 m/s (1,126 ft/s; 768 mph; 667.1 kn; 1,236 km/h). Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5) are often referred to as hypersonic. Flights during which only some parts of the air surrounding an object, such as the ends of rotor blades, reach supersonic speeds are called transonic. This occurs typically somewhere between Mach 0.8 and Mach 1.2. Sounds are traveling vibrations in the form of pressure waves in an elastic medium. Objects move at supersonic speed when the objects move faster than the speed at which sound propagates through the medium. In gases, sound travels longitudinally at different speeds, mostly depending on the molecular mass and temperature of the gas, and pressure has little effect. Since air temperature and composition varies significantly with altitude, the speed of sound, and Mach numbers for a steadily moving object may change. In water at room temperature supersonic speed can be considered as any speed greater than 1,440 m/s (4,724 ft/s). In solids, sound waves can be polarized longitudinally or transversely and have even higher velocities. Supersonic fracture is crack motion faster than the speed of sound in a brittle material.
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supersonic
Supersonic refers to speeds that exceed the speed of sound (Mach 1, approximately 343 meters per second or 767 miles per hour at sea level). In the field of aerodynamics, any object, sound wave, or aircraft moving at such velocities is said to be traveling at supersonic speed. It's often used in relation to aircraft that can travel faster than the speed of sound.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supersonic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supersonic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of supersonic in a Sentence
If I could fly supersonic transport, I could reduce that [travel] time, time is really money, and spending a short time on an airplane vs. a long time, I’d prefer taking the short time.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is developing and fielding numerous advanced, long-range land-attack and anti-ship cruise missiles, some capable of reaching supersonic speeds, operated from ground, air, ship, and submarine platforms.
Because of the sonic boom it will only be able to fly at supersonic speed over the oceans, in other words unpopulated areas, there will also be restrictions at many airports because a Concorde is very noisy.
There are reasons to be worried about the environmental impact of reintroducing supersonic aircraft.
This has really been a wonderful journey that began with the launch of two spacecraft in 1977 to explore Jupiter and Saturn, our journey has expanded deeper and deeper into space. We had no quantitative idea of how big this bubble is that the sun creates around itself with its supersonic solar wind, made of ionized plasma, which is speeding away from the sun in all directions. And we didn't know the spacecraft could live long enough to reach the edge of the bubble, leave it and enter nearby interstellar space.
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Translations for supersonic
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- nadzvukovýCzech
- Überschall-German
- υπερηχητικόςGreek
- supersónicoSpanish
- supersonique, ultrasonoreFrench
- पराध्वनिकHindi
- supersonicoItalian
- 超音速Japanese
- ზებგერითიGeorgian
- 초음속의, 초음파의Korean
- supersonicLatin
- स्वनातीतMarathi
- supersonischDutch
- supersoniskNorwegian
- supersonicRomanian
- сверхзвуковой, ультразвуковойRussian
- överljuds-Swedish
- hignuginTagalog
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