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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-derived
superabove, beyond
+
sonsound
+
icrelating to, having the nature of
=supersonic

Common 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.

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