supersonic

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ sonic. Doublet of hypersonic.

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  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

supersonic (not comparable)

  1. (of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
  2. (colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.

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Noun

supersonic (plural supersonics)

  1. An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French supersonique.

Adjective

supersonic m or n (feminine singular supersonică, masculine plural supersonici, feminine and neuter plural supersonice)

  1. supersonic

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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