hypersonic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌhaɪ.pəɹˈsɒ.nɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sonic English hypersonic From hyper- + sonic. Doublet of supersonic.
Meanings
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Of a speed, equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
He said there was worry among intelligence and military officials that China or Russia could be experimenting with hypersonic technology.
2021 June 3, Julian E. Barnes, Helene Cooper, “U.S. Finds No Evidence of Alien Technology in Flying Objects, but Can’t Rule It Out, Either”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Mar 2022:
- Of a speed, far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most hypersonic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more hypersonic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
HGV · hypersonically · hypersonic bomb · hypersonic weapon · hypersonic missile · hypersonic glide vehicle · hypersonics
Relateds
subsonic · plasmasonic · scramjet · supersonic · transonic
Translations (33)
es hipersónico (five times the speed of sound) · de hypersonisch (five times the speed of sound) · uk гіперзвукови́й (five times the speed of sound) · ru гиперзвуково́й (five times the speed of sound) · sv hypersonisk (five times the speed of sound) · cmn 高超音速 (five times the speed of sound) · ja 極超音速 (five times the speed of sound) · fi hypersooninen (five times the speed of sound) · pt hipersônico (five times the speed of sound) · cs hypersonický (five times the speed of sound) · tl sukdulnugin (five times the speed of sound) · nb hypersonisk (five times the speed of sound) · nl hypersoon (five times the speed of sound) · fr hypersonique (five times the speed of sound) · da hypersonisk (five times the speed of sound) · pl hiperdźwiękowy (five times the speed of sound) · be гіпергукавы́ (five times the speed of sound) · it ipersonico (five times the speed of sound) · sk hypersonický (five times the speed of sound) · ro hipersonic (five times the speed of sound) · et ülehelikiirus (five times the speed of sound) · ka ჰიპერბგერითი (five times the speed of sound) · cmn 極音速 /极音速 (five times the speed of sound) · hi अतिध्वनिक (five times the speed of sound) · hu hiperszonikus (five times the speed of sound) · ca hipersònic (five times the speed of sound) · fi yliääni- (five times the speed of sound) · bg хиперзву́ков (five times the speed of sound) · pt hipersónico (five times the speed of sound) · eu hipersoniko (five times the speed of sound) · ta அதிமீயொலிவேகம் (five times the speed of sound) · kk гипердыбыстық (five times the speed of sound) · nl hypersonisch (five times the speed of sound)