supersonic
IPA: supɝsˈɑnɪk
noun
- An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.
adjective
- (of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
- (colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.
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Examples of "supersonic" in Sentences
- This can lead to supersonic fracture.
- Please prepare for supersonic takeoff .
- It is designed to be a supersonic bomber.
- Comparison with other supersonic aircraft.
- It was to be a six runway supersonic airport.
- Then there is supersonic flow over the airplane.
- Australia and early interest in supersonic flow.
- An ogress born with the talent of a supersonic voice.
- The velocity is supersonic relative to the surrounding interstellar medium.
- Behind the spinner was the intake area and the supersonic compressor stage.
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