sonic barrier

American  

noun

1. sound barrier.

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sonic barrier British  

noun

1. another name for sound barrier

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sonic barrier Scientific  

/ sŏn′ĭk /

1. See sound barrier

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sonic barrier Cultural  

1. See sound barrier.

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Etymology

Origin of sonic barrier

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

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sonic barrier

Sound was initially dismissed as a possible deterrent when research revealed fishes become acclimated to constant tones and would eventually move through a sonic barrier.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 20, 2017

But when jets pushed aircraft up to the sonic barrier, it turned out to be nothing worse than a bump in the road.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is sure that many "terrors of space" will evaporate like the "sonic barrier," which once was thought to limit the speed of airplanes.

From Time Magazine Archive

When U.S. air scientists heard the triumphant trumpetings of the British press, they protested that they, too, had shot rocket-driven missiles through the sonic barrier.

From Time Magazine Archive

An accelerating, effortless flight, a faint tremor as they passed the sonic barrier, then no sensory impressions at all.

From The Mighty Dead by William Campbell Gault

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