supersonic
English
Etymology
super- + sonic. Doublet of hypersonic.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
Adjective
supersonic (not comparable)
- (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.
Derived terms
Related terms
- (speed): plasmasonic, hypersonic, transonic, subsonic
- (sound): infrasonic, sonic
Translations
greater than the speed of sound
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ultrasonic — see ultrasonic
Translations
aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
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See also
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French supersonique.
Adjective
supersonic m or n (feminine singular supersonică, masculine plural supersonici, feminine and neuter plural supersonice)
Declension
Declension of supersonic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | supersonic | supersonică | supersonici | supersonice | ||
| definite | supersonicul | supersonica | supersonicii | supersonicele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | supersonic | supersonice | supersonici | supersonice | ||
| definite | supersonicului | supersonicei | supersonicilor | supersonicelor | |||
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