supersonic

Etymology

super- + sonic. Doublet of hypersonic.

adj

  1. (of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
  2. (colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.

noun

  1. An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.

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