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to travel faster than the speed of sound

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  • Speed of sound — Sound is a vibration that travels through an elastic medium as a wave. The speed of sound describes how much distance such a wave travels in a certain amount of time. In SI Units with dry air at 20 °C (68 °F), the speed of sound is 343 m/s. This… …   Wikipedia

  • sound barrier — sound .barrier n the sound barrier the sudden increase in air pressure against a vehicle, especially an aircraft, when it is travelling near the speed of sound break the sound barrier (=travel faster than the speed of sound) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • the sound barrier — the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the speed of sound a plane that is able to break the sound barrier [=to travel faster than the speed of sound] • • • Main Entry: ↑sound barrier …   Useful english dictionary

  • sound barrier — noun the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound • Syn: ↑sonic barrier • Hypernyms: ↑drag, ↑retarding force * * * noun the sound barrier : the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the …   Useful english dictionary

  • sound barrier — 1. Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding …   Universalium

  • sound — sound1 [ saund ] noun *** 1. ) count something you can hear: My car is making strange clicking sounds. sound of: the sound of voices/laughter/footsteps not make a sound (=be very quiet): Laura didn t make a sound as she left the room. a ) uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sound — I UK [saʊnd] / US noun Word forms sound : singular sound plural sounds *** Talking or writing about sound: bang a sound like something exploding: There was a loud bang and a puff of smoke. rattle a sound like a loose object hitting another object …   English dictionary

  • Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… …   Wikipedia

  • sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …   Universalium

  • Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …   Universalium

  • Blaine the Mono — is a fictional character appearing in the books The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (of which he is the main villain) and The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass of Stephen King s Dark Tower series. Roland Deschain and his ka tet hear rumors of a… …   Wikipedia

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