supersonic

CEFRB2

/sˌupəˈrsɑnɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving faster than the speed of sound.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

Examples

  • The airplane is capable of supersonic speeds.

  • The Concorde was capable of reaching supersonic speeds.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.

  2. Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).

More examples

In context

  • With the development of supersonic jet planes, the world is becoming smaller and smaller.

  • supersonic jet

  • supersonic movement

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The fighter jet flew at blank speed, breaking the sound barrier.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From super- + sonic. Doublet of hypersonic.