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sonic

[ US /ˈsɑnɪk/ ]
[ UK /sˈɒnɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
    a sonic boom
  2. relating to audible sound
    a sonic wave

How To Use sonic In A Sentence

  • The engine on the X-51, called a supersonic-combustion ramjet, or "scramjet," pulls off a couple of especially tricky tasks. When Supersonic Is Just Too Slow
  • And all of this is done without a sonic screwdriver. Times, Sunday Times
  • Drawing an ultrasonic syringe from a cabinet in the wall, she slapped it against Kohlberg's arm and pressed.
  • The sight of the fireball was followed by a sonic boom as the meteorite exploded into thousands of pieces over Barwell near Leicester. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was right; this time the sonic landscape was less of a frequency battle and a much more harmonious experience. Times, Sunday Times
  • This female chanteuse has soothing vocals that'll take you to sonic heights that you've never been to.
  • The space shuttle is coasting from a very high speed and high altitude when it flies hypersonically.
  • The opera is permeated with the Masonic sacred number - three.
  • Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet - capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. Times, Sunday Times
  • Here, hundreds of millions of men, women and children are suffering from an incurable disease, chronic arsonicosis, and millions more are at risk.
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