subsonic

IPA: sˈʌbsˈɑnɪk

noun

  • an aircraft whose maximum speed is less than the speed of sound

adjective

  • (of a sound, scientific) having a frequency too low to be audible
  • (of a sound, literary) very quiet, almost inaudible
  • (of a speed) (aviation) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)
  • (fluid mechanics, of a flow) with a Mach number such that 0.3 < Ma < 0.8 (approximately - the exact limits vary between sources)
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Examples of "subsonic" in Sentences

  • Subsonic and transonic behavior.
  • Subsonic and transonic wind tunnel.
  • Secondly the flow never turns subsonic.
  • Sea skimmer with subsonic terminal speed.
  • It is a special case of Subsonic aerodynamics.
  • The subsonic stage includes a rotor and a stator.
  • This in turn reduces the subsonic efficiency of it.
  • As the gas enters a nozzle, it is traveling at subsonic velocities.
  • Examples are the entrencher, the tectonic grenade, and the subsonic grenade.
  • At subsonic speeds, the airflow constricts the exhaust to a convergent shape.

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