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sonic barrier

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noun

sound barrier.

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Nearby words

songstress, songwriter, soni-, sonia, sonic, sonic barrier, sonic boom, sonic depth finder, sonication, sonics, soniferous

Origin of sonic barrier

First recorded in 1945–50
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British Dictionary definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

noun

another name for sound barrier
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Science definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

[ sŏn′ĭk ]

See sound barrier.
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Culture definitions for sonic barrier

sonic barrier

See sound barrier.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.