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Meanings of sonic in English

Catalan
sònic

(Of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level.

      sònic

      Ethernet controller.

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            Examples for "transonic"
            Examples for "transonic"
            1
            But hot damn, does that thing look bad ass when it's going transonic.
            Wired
            2
            The aerodynamic changes through this transonic region are dramatic, especially for the aircraft flying supersonic.
            Wired
            3
            The flight was a short one at transonic speed.
            Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
            4
            The Bell X-1 was developed to research aerodynamics in the transonic region, or speeds just below and just above the speed of sound.
            Wired
            5
            Now the plan is to work towards breaking the world land speed record to assess how the car behaves at transonic and supersonic speeds.
            The Guardian

            Sonic.

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                    Usage of sonic in English
                    1
                    I've given you sponge and sonic baths every day... including this morning.
                    The Hyperion Cantos
                    2
                    The Hip-Hop community has not taken well to the rapper's sonic shift.
                    The South African
                    3
                    The Interior Ministry said the meteorite explosion had caused a sonic boom.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    What's different here is the distinct effort to widen the sonic spread.
                    The Irish Times
                    5
                    It's essentially a hover board racing game featuring sonic and his friends.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    It was another to plant a sonic boom directly on that radar.
                    Torment
                    7
                    Or finally figuring out how to create a convincing sonic car explosion?
                    Wired
                    8
                    The results are spectacular: full of drama and gratifyingly bizarre sonic choices.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Its roar was pitched at roughly the level of a sense-overload sonic.
                    The Neutronium Alchemist
                    10
                    Zac Arnold finds out what went into making their latest sonic Sojourn.
                    Radio NZ
                    11
                    That sonic vibration either surprised or bothered the hunter, made it wary.
                    Key Out of Time
                    12
                    The unmistakable sound of a double sonic boom rumbled across the valley.
                    Genellan: planetfall
                    13
                    It made no sound and projected no visible ray or sonic footprint.
                    The Hyperion Cantos
                    14
                    She was jolted out of bed by a series of sonic booms.
                    Wired
                    15
                    That was the sonic boom of a meteor breaking the sound barrier.
                    The Wandering Earth
                    16
                    Ross, pressing against the pile, received a jolt from his belt sonic.
                    Key Out of Time
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                    Translations for sonic
                    Catalan
                    sònic
                    Sonic through the time
                    Sonic across language varieties
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Less common
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