supersonic waves

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• supersonic — 1919, of or having to do with sound waves beyond the limit of human hearing, from SUPER (Cf. super ) + SONIC (Cf. sonic). Attested from 1934 in sense of exceeding the speed of sound (especially as a measure of aircraft speed), leaving the… …   Etymology dictionary

• Supersonic — For other uses see Supersonic .The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the speed of sound (Mach 1). At a typical temperature like 21 °C (70 °F), the threshold value required for an object to be traveling at a supersonic speed… …   Wikipedia

• Supersonic transport — The Concorde supersonic transport had an ogival delta wing, a slender fuselage and four underslung Rolls Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines. A supersonic transport (SST) is a civilian supersonic aircraft designed to transport passengers at speeds… …   Wikipedia

• supersonic diffuser — A diffuser designed to reduce the velocity and increase the pressure of fluid moving at supersonic velocities. Air enters at a velocity greater than the speed of sound, is decelerated in a contracting section, and reaches sonic speed at the… …   Aviation dictionary

• Supersonic Low Altitude Missile — The Supersonic Low Altitude Missile or SLAM (not to be confused with the U.S. Navy s current Standoff Land Attack Missile ) was a cancelled U.S. Air Force project conceived around 1955; the height of the cold war. Although it never proceeded… …   Wikipedia

• supersonic — supersonically, adv. /sooh peuhr son ik/, adj. 1. greater than the speed of sound waves through air. 2. capable of achieving such speed: a supersonic plane. 3. ultrasonic. [1915 20; SUPER + SONIC] * * * …   Universalium

• supersonic compressor — A compressor in which a supersonic velocity is imparted to the fluid relative to the rotor blades, the stator blades, or to both the rotor and stator blades, producing oblique shock waves over the blades to obtain a high pressure rise …   Aviation dictionary

• supersonic inlet — An air inlet designed for supersonic flow both past it and through it at least for a part of the flight. Ideally, it has a center body or side wedge, which creates oblique shock waves …   Aviation dictionary

• supersonic — su•per•son•ic [[t]ˌsu pərˈsɒn ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) phs greater than the speed of sound waves through air 2) phs capable of achieving such speed: a supersonic plane[/ex] 3) phs ultrasonic • Etymology: 1915–20 su per•son′i•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• Quiet Supersonic Transport — Quest Supersonic Transport or QSST is the name of a project by Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) to develop a private supersonic business class jet.Lockheed Martin s Skunk Works has been developing the project for six years under a $25… …   Wikipedia

• wave — 1. A movement of particles in an elastic body, whether solid or fluid, whereby an advancing series of alternate elevations and depressions, or rarefactions and condensations, is produced. 2. The elevation of the pulse, felt by the finger, or… …   Medical dictionary