hypersonic

hy·per·son·ic

adj \-ˈsä-nik\

Definition of HYPERSONIC

1

: of or relating to speed five or more times that of sound in air — compare sonic

2

: moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents that move at hypersonic speed <hypersonic wind tunnel>

— hy·per·son·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Origin of HYPERSONIC

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1946

Rhymes with HYPERSONIC

catatonic, cosmogonic, diachronic, diatonic, disharmonic, electronic, embryonic, epigonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, Housatonic, infrasonic, inharmonic, isotonic, macaronic, megaphonic, microphonic, monophonic, monotonic, nonionic, nucleonic, pentatonic, pharaonic, philharmonic, plate-tectonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, semitonic, skeletonic, Solomonic, supersonic, supertonic, telephonic, thermionic, ultrasonic