hypersonic speed


hypersonic speed:

see aerodynamicsaerodynamics,
study of gases in motion. As the principal application of aerodynamics is the design of aircraft, air is the gas with which the science is most concerned. Although aerodynamics is primarily concerned with flight, its principles are also used in designing automobile
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hypersonic speed

[¦hī·pər′sän·ik ′spēd] (fluid mechanics) A speed of an object greater than about five times the speed of sound in the fluid through which the object is moving.