su·per·son·ic
ˌsü-pər-ˈsä-nik 
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: of, being, or relating to speeds from one to five times the speed of sound in air compare sonic
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: moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at supersonic speed
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: relating to supersonic airplanes or missiles
the supersonic age
1
: a supersonic wave or frequency
2
: a supersonic airplane
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Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft is designed to hit supersonic speeds without creating an audible sonic boom, a typical side effect of supersonic flight.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2020
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Adjective
His first-person stories include supersonic rides in eight separate aircraft pulling up to 9 Gs and flying to 84,000 feet; driving a Bugatti at 253 mph and Indy cars at 200 mph; expeditions to the North and South Poles; summiting the Matterhorn and 23,000-ft.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft is designed to hit supersonic speeds without creating an audible sonic boom, a typical side effect of supersonic flight.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
The cruise missiles and supersonics leap forward as the swarms line up behind.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2024
The Low Boom Flight Demonstrator Project hopes to revive commercial supersonic by reducing a jet’s sonic boom.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 16 Mar. 2020
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“Supersonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supersonic. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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supersonic
1 of 2 adjective
su·per·son·ic
-ˈsän-ik
2
: of, being, or relating to speeds from one to five times the speed of sound in air compare sonic
3
: moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at supersonic speed
4
: relating to supersonic airplanes or missiles
the supersonic age
supersonic
2 of 2 noun1
: a supersonic wave or frequency
2
: a supersonic airplane
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