transonic

[ tran-son-ik ]

adjectiveChiefly Aeronautics.
  1. close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.

Origin of transonic

1
First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + sonic

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British Dictionary definitions for transonic

transonic

/ (trænˈsɒnɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to conditions when travelling at or near the speed of sound

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Scientific definitions for transonic

transonic

[ trăn-sŏnĭk ]


  1. Relating to or capable of speeds at or near the speed of sound (at or approaching Mach 1) or to aerodynamic conditions for bodies travelling at such speeds. Compare hypersonic subsonic supersonic.

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