hypersonic
English
adj
Definitions
- (of a speed) equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
- (of a speed) far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or disassociation of the air.
Etymology
Prefix from English sonic.
Origin
English
sonic
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gyrosonic English
- hypersonically English
- infrasonic English
- intersonic English
- magnetosonic English
- megasonic English
- mesosonic English
- plasmasonic English
- psychosonic English
- quadrasonic English
- quadrisonic English
- sonic English
- sonically English
- sonicate English
- sonication English
- sonics English
- sonify English
- subsonic English
- supersonic English
- telesonic English
- thermosonic English
- transonic English
- ultrasonic English
- sonus Latin
- ソニック Japanese