Sonic
/ˈsɒnɪk/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to sound. not-comparable
"a sonic extravagance"
- 2 Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air. not-comparable
Adjective
- 1 relating to audible sound wordnet
- 2 (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level wordnet
Example
More examples"Any neutrinos traveling faster than light would radiate energy away, leaving a wake of slower particles analogous to the sonic boom of a supersonic fighter jet."
Etymology
From Latin sonus + -ic.