transonic

adj

Etymology

From tran- + sonic.

Definitions

  1. Just below, or just above, the speed of sound (0.8 < Ma < 1.2 approximately).

  2. Passing from subsonic to supersonic, or vice versa.

  3. Travelling through a fluid (commonly air) at a speed where regions of supersonic and…

    Travelling through a fluid (commonly air) at a speed where regions of supersonic and subsonic flow coexist simultaneously over different portions of the surface of the moving object in question.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for transonic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA