Adjective
- 1. supersonic (vs. sonic) (vs. subsonic)
- usage: (of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air); "a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon"
- 2. supersonic, ultrasonic, inaudible (vs. audible), unhearable
- usage: having frequencies above those of audible sound
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