hypersonic

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ sonic

Adjective

hypersonic (comparative more hypersonic, superlative most hypersonic)

(of a speed, aviation) equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
(of a speed, aeronautics) far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or disassociation of the air.

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Translations

five times the speed of sound

Basque: hipersoniko
Catalan: hipersònic
Chinese:
Mandarin: 高超音速 (gāo chāo yīn sù)
Czech: hypersonický
Estonian: ülehelikiirus
French: hypersonique (fr)
German: hypersonisch
Hindi: अतिध्वनिक (atidhvanik)
Italian: ipersonico (it)

Japanese: 極超音速輸送機 (ごくちょうおんそくゆそうき, gokuchouonsokuyusouki)
Polish: hiperdźwiękowa
Portuguese: hipersónico (Portugal), hipersônico (Brazil)
Romanian: hipersonic (ro)
Russian: гиперзвуково́й (ru) (giperzvukovój)
Spanish: hipersónico (es)
Swedish: hypersonisk
Tagalog: sukdulnugin
Tamil: அதிமீயொலிவேகம் (atimīyolivēkam)

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