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SONIC BARRIER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sonic barrier mean? 

SONIC BARRIER (noun)
  The noun SONIC BARRIER has 1 sense:

1. the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of soundplay

  Familiarity information: SONIC BARRIER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SONIC BARRIER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

sonic barrier; sound barrier

Hypernyms ("sonic barrier" is a kind of...):

drag; retarding force (the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid)


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