hypersonic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.hy·per·son·ic
adjective \-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
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