transonic

Meanings

Adjective

(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level

Adj

Just below, or just above, the speed of sound (0.8 < Ma < 1.2 approximately).
Passing from subsonic to supersonic, or vice versa.
Travelling through a fluid (commonly air) at a speed where regions of supersonic and subsonic flow coexist simultaneously over different portions of the surface of the moving object in question.

Origin / Etymology

From trans- + sonic.

Synonyms

sonic

Antonyms

subsonic, supersonic

Scrabble Score: 11

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Words With Friends Score: 14

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