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su·per·son·ic

(so͞o′pər-sŏn′ĭk)

adj.

1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air.

2. Of or relating to sound waves with a frequency above the range audible to the human ear; ultrasonic.

su′per·son′i·cal·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

supersonic

(ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪk)

adj

(General Physics) being, having, or capable of reaching a speed in excess of the speed of sound: supersonic aircraft.

ˌsuperˈsonically adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

su•per•son•ic

(ˌsu pərˈsɒn ɪk)

adj.

1. greater than the speed of sound waves through air.

2. capable of achieving such speed: a supersonic plane.

3. ultrasonic.

[1915–20]

su`per•son′i•cal•ly, adv.

su·per·son·ic

(so͞o′pər-sŏn′ĭk)

Relating to or traveling at a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

supersonic

Of or pertaining to speed in excess of the speed of sound. See also speed of sound.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

supersonic

applied to aircraft moving at speeds beyond the speed of sound, about 750 mph (1207.5 kph) at sea level.

supersonic

[ˈsuːpəˈsɒnɪk] ADJ [aircraft, speed, flight] → supersónico

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

supersonic

[ˌsuːpə^rˈsɒnɪk] adj → supersonique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

supersonic

adj → Überschall-; at supersonic speed → mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit; supersonic travel → Reisen nt → mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

supersonic

[ˌsuːpəˈsɒnɪk] adj → supersonico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

supersonic

(suːpəˈsonik) adjective

faster than the speed of sound. These planes travel at supersonic speeds.

su·per·son·ic

a. supersónico-a, ultrasónico, rel. a ondas de frecuencia demasiado alta para ser captadas por el oído humano.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Adj.	1.	supersonic - (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" sonic, transonic - (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" subsonic - (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium; "aircraft flying at subsonic speeds"
	2.	supersonic - having frequencies above those of audible sound ultrasonic inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"