sound barrier

English

Noun

sound barrier (countable and uncountable, plural sound barriers)

(uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
(countable) A noise barrier, a structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic.

Translations

drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound

Danish: lydmur c
Finnish: äänivalli (fi)
French: mur du son (fr) m
German: Schallmauer (de) f
Italian: barriera del suono f, muro del suono m

Norwegian:
Bokmål: lydmur m

Nynorsk: lydmur m
Tagalog: tunuging hadlang

noise-reducing structure

Danish: støjvold c, støjskærm c, støjafskærmning c
Finnish: meluaita (fi), meluvalli
French: mur anti-bruit m

German: Lärmschutzwand (de) f, Lärmschutzwall m
Italian: barriera antirumore f, barriera acustica f

See also

speed of sound

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