transonic

[tran-son-ik]

adjective Chiefly Aeronautics.

close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.

Also transsonic.

Origin of transonic

First recorded in 1940–45; trans- + sonic

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British Dictionary definitions for transonic

transonic

adjective

of or relating to conditions when travelling at or near the speed of sound

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transonic in Science

transonic

[trăn-sŏn′ĭk]

Relating to or capable of speeds at or near the speed of sound (at or approaching Mach 1) or to aerodynamic conditions for bodies travelling at such speeds. Compare hypersonic subsonic supersonic.