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Dictionary: son·ic   (sŏn'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of or relating to audible sound: a sonic wave.
  2. Having a speed approaching or being that of sound in air, about 1,220 kilometers (760 miles) per hour at sea level.
  3. Slang. Extremely exciting and fast-paced: a sonic lifestyle.

[From Latin sonus, a sound.]

sonically son'ic·al·ly adv.

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adj. of or pertaining to sound or the speed of sound.

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(DOD) Of or pertaining to sound or the speed of sound. See also speed of sound.

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IN BRIEF: Related to sound.

pronunciation Jets can fly so fast that they break the sound barrier and create a sonic boom.

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Sonic may refer to:

Contents

Companies

Music

Science and technology

Sports

Miscellaneous

  • Sonic (train), the name of a Japanese express train
  • Sonic (typeface)
  • SonicStage, computer program
  • Sonic screwdriver, fictional tool in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
  • Sonic shower, Star Trek technology that uses sonic pulse vibrations to remove dirt from the body

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sonisk, lyd-

idioms:

  • sonic bang    lydmursbrag
  • sonic barrier    lydmur
  • sonic boom    lydmursbrag
  • sonic mine    akustisk mine

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende geluid, sonisch

Français (French)
adj. - sonore

idioms:

  • sonic bang    (GB) bang
  • sonic barrier    mur du son
  • sonic boom    (US) bang
  • sonic mine    (Mil) mine acoustique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Schall-

idioms:

  • sonic bang    Überschallknall
  • sonic barrier    Schallmauer
  • sonic boom    Überschallknall
  • sonic mine    Geräuschmine

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηχητικός

idioms:

  • sonic bang    ηχητική βροντή (διάσπασης του φράγματος του ήχου)
  • sonic barrier    φράγμα του ήχου
  • sonic boom    ηχητική βροντή (διάσπασης του φράγματος του ήχου)
  • sonic mine    ηχητική νάρκη

Italiano (Italian)
acustico

idioms:

  • sonic bang/boom    bang sonico
  • sonic barrier    barriera del suono
  • sonic mine    mina acustica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sônico, ondas sonoras que podem ser escutadas pelo ouvido humano

idioms:

  • sonic bang/boom    ruído produzido pela aeronave ao romper a barreira do som
  • sonic barrier    barreira do som
  • sonic mine    mina sônica

Русский (Russian)
звуковой, акустический, движущийся со скоростью звука

idioms:

  • sonic bang/boom    звуковой удар
  • sonic barrier    звуковой барьер
  • sonic mine    акустическая мина

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sónico, acústico

idioms:

  • sonic bang    estampido supersónico
  • sonic barrier    barrera del sonido
  • sonic boom    estampido supersónico
  • sonic mine    mina acústica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ljud-, sonisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
音波的, 声音的, 音速的

idioms:

  • sonic bang    超音波爆声, 音爆
  • sonic barrier    音障
  • sonic boom    超音波爆声, 音爆
  • sonic mine    音感水雷

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 音波的, 聲音的, 音速的

idioms:

  • sonic bang    超音波爆聲, 音爆
  • sonic barrier    音障
  • sonic boom    超音波爆聲, 音爆
  • sonic mine    音感水雷

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소리의, 가청 범위 내 주파수인, 음속의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 音の, 音波の, 音速の

idioms:

  • sonic bang/boom    ソニックブーム
  • sonic barrier    音速障壁
  • sonic mine    音響機雷

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صوتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קולי, של גלי הקול, של מהירות הקול‬


 
 

 

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