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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