📖 Definitions of "Supersonic"
noun
- 1
An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.
adjective
- 1
(of a speed) greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)
- 2
(of a sound) ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible
🔄 Synonyms of "Supersonic"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inaudible | Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard. |
| ultrasonic | (acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher. |
| unhearable | That cannot be heard. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Supersonic"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Supersonic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ultrasonic | (acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher. |
| inaudible | Unable to be heard or not loud enough to be heard. |
| unhearable | That cannot be heard. |
| concordenoun | (aviation, historical) The Aérospatiale-BAC supersonic airliner, previously used commercially. |
| blatant | Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive. |
| flagrant | Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous. |
| hypersonicnoun | (aviation) Of a speed, equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound. |
| supercritical | (physics, of a fluid) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure. |
| superspeednoun | Remarkably fast speed. |
| superlumic | faster-than-light; having a speed greater than light. |
| sup.noun | Abbreviation of supreme. [Dominant, having power over all others.] |
| superluminalnoun | (astronomy, physics, fiction, fantasy) Faster than light; having a speed greater than light. |
| super-superlativenoun | (rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb. |
| supersuperlative | Alternative form of super-superlative. [(rare) Beyond merely superlative; of the very highest or greatest quality; truly superb.] |
| hypersuperlative | (rare) Above and beyond what is superlative; super-superlative. |
| superlative | (figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality. |
| supersolar | Having features greater than those of the sun. |
| superambientnoun | Of a fluid that circulates or is located above. |
| supercosmicnoun | (religion) Extremely cosmic; above the cosmos. |
| supersupreme | (rare) Truly supreme; beyond supreme. |
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