adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɒnɪk
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
supersonic jet
supersonic movement
supersonic plane
supersonic speed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
(of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sonic, subsonic
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having frequencies above those of audible sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ultrasonic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From super- + sonic. Doublet of hypersonic.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
səsdən sürətli
— greater than the speed of sound
Belarusian:
звышгукавы́
(zvyšhukavý)
— greater than the speed of sound
Bulgarian:
свръхзву́ков
(svrǎhzvúkov)
— greater than the speed of sound
Catalan:
supersònic
— greater than the speed of sound
Chinese Mandarin:
超音速
(chāoyīnsù)
— greater than the speed of sound
Czech:
nadzvukový
— greater than the speed of sound
Czech:
supersonický
— greater than the speed of sound
Dutch:
supersonisch
— greater than the speed of sound
Dutch:
supersoon
— greater than the speed of sound
Finnish:
ääntä nopeampi
— greater than the speed of sound
Finnish:
yliääni-
— greater than the speed of sound
Finnish:
yliääninen
— greater than the speed of sound
Finnish:
yliääninopeuksinen
— greater than the speed of sound
French:
supersonique
— greater than the speed of sound
Georgian:
ზებგერითი
(zebgeriti)
— greater than the speed of sound
German:
Überschall-
— greater than the speed of sound
Greek:
υπερηχητικός
(yperichitikós)
— greater than the speed of sound
Hindi:
पराध्वनिक
(parādhvanik)
— greater than the speed of sound
Hungarian:
szuperszonikus
— greater than the speed of sound
Italian:
supersonico
— greater than the speed of sound
Japanese:
超音速
(chōonsoku)
— greater than the speed of sound
Kazakh:
асқындыбыстық
(asqyndybystyq)
— greater than the speed of sound
Korean:
초음파의
(cho'eumpaui)
— greater than the speed of sound
Korean:
초음속의
(cho'eumsogui)
— greater than the speed of sound
Lithuanian:
viršgarsinis
— greater than the speed of sound
Marathi:
स्वनातीत
(svanātīt)
— greater than the speed of sound
Mongolian:
дуунаас хурдан
(duunaas xurdan)
— greater than the speed of sound
Mongolian:
хэт дууны
(xet duuny)
— greater than the speed of sound
Mongolian:
ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠡᠴᠡ ᠬᠤᠷᠳᠤᠨ
(daɣun-eče qurdun)
— greater than the speed of sound
Mongolian:
ᠬᠡᠲᠤ ᠳᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠦ
(ketu daɣun-ü)
— greater than the speed of sound
Norwegian Bokmål:
supersonisk
— greater than the speed of sound
Norwegian Nynorsk:
supersonisk
— greater than the speed of sound
Polish:
naddźwiękowy
— greater than the speed of sound
Portuguese:
supersónico
— greater than the speed of sound
Portuguese:
supersônico
— greater than the speed of sound
Romanian:
supersonic
— greater than the speed of sound
Russian:
сверхзвуково́й
(sverxzvukovój)
— greater than the speed of sound
Slovak:
nadzvukový
— greater than the speed of sound
Spanish:
supersónico
— greater than the speed of sound
Swedish:
överljuds-
— greater than the speed of sound
Swedish:
supersonisk
— greater than the speed of sound
Tagalog:
hignugin
— greater than the speed of sound
Turkish:
süpersonik
— greater than the speed of sound
Ukrainian:
надзвукови́й
(nadzvukovýj)
— greater than the speed of sound
Faroese:
yvirljóðsflogfar
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
Georgian:
ზებგერითი თვითმფრინავი
(zebgeriti tvitmprinavi)
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
Georgian:
ზებგერითი საჰაერო ხომალდი
(zebgeriti sahaero xomaldi)
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
German:
Überschallflugzeug
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
Polish:
samolot naddźwiękowy
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
Swedish:
överljudsplan
— aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound
