| ADJECTIVE | all | supersonic | (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air) |
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| all | supersonic, ultrasonic | having frequencies above those of audible sound |
| Sounds | suw.persaa'nihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air). | |
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| Example | "a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon" | |
| Opposite | sonic, transonic | (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level |
| subsonic | (of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium | |
| Spanish | supersónico | |
| Catalan | supersònic | |
| Meaning | Having frequencies above those of audible sound. | |
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| Synonym | ultrasonic | |
| Broader | inaudible, unhearable | impossible to hear |
| Spanish | supersónico, ultrasónico | |
| Catalan | supersònic, ultrasònic, ultrasónico | |
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