First Known Use: 1946
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hypersonic
adjective hy·per·son·ic \-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
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Origin of HYPERSONIC
International Scientific Vocabulary
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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