transonic

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Just below, or just above, the speed of sound (0.8 < Ma < 1.2 approximately).
2. (not-comparable) Passing from subsonic to supersonic, or vice versa.
3. (not-comparable) 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.

Synonyms

sonic

transsonic

Translations

transonico

sònic

transònic

schallnah

διηχητικό

transsonique

أسرع من الصّوت

transónico

Etymology

From trans- + sonic.