supersonic
🇬🇧 UK/su:pə'sɔnɪk/🇺🇸 US/.sju:pә'sɒnik/
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Definitions
adj.
Faster than the speed of sound; also, having a frequency too high to be heard by humans.
超音速的;超声波的
n.
An aircraft capable of travelling faster than the speed of sound.
超音速飞机
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.supersonic speed超音速
- 2.supersonic flight超音速飞行
- 3.supersonic jet超音速喷气机
- 4.supersonic boom音爆
Example Sentences
- 1.
Concorde was the most famous supersonic passenger aircraft.
- 2.
The Concorde was a supersonic passenger jet that could cross the Atlantic in three hours.
- 3.
Military jets routinely fly at supersonic speeds during combat training exercises.
- 4.
Supersonic travel promises to dramatically cut long-haul flight times in the future.