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Definition of hypersonic in English: hypersonicadjective hʌɪpəˈsɒnɪkˌhaɪpərˈsɑnɪk 1Relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). Example sentencesExamples - There have also been joint efforts to build a hypersonic aircraft for commercial purposes.
- The two main contenders are hypersonic ramjets or scramjets and nanotube-based space elevators.
- NASA today convened a board to determine the cause of Saturday's loss of the first X - 43A unpiloted hypersonic research aircraft.
- Going at hypersonic speed, everything that David passed was a giant blur.
- Their record on clocking school buses at hypersonic speeds is not noted.
- Last year's successful Mach 10 hypersonic flight of the X - 43A proved the concept.
- Astronauts and cosmonauts have all reached hypersonic speeds while passing through the atmosphere on their way to or from orbit.
- The rifle fires steel spikes at near hypersonic speeds, using a magnetic system to power it.
- To recap, the X - 43A is a prototype hypersonic aircraft, powered by a ‘scramjet’.
- When a particle slams into it at hypersonic speeds, the particle bores its way in and gradually comes to a stop, intact.
- In the case of X - 43, the thrust will propel the vehicle at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 10.
- The X - 43A is the first aircraft to reach hypersonic speeds using an air-breathing engine.
- The M45 propulsion system has three-stage solid fuel rocket motors producing hypersonic speed.
- They were made with a material that could stand hypersonic speeds.
- A single shooter employing this hypersonic weapon can cover 49 times the area reachable with a conventional cruise weapon.
- He remembered the planning for hypersonic flight, faster than five times the speed of sound, leading up to the X - 15 program.
- The multi-year project, called X - 43C, will expand the hypersonic flight envelope for air-breathing engines.
- The US space's experimental hypersonic research aircraft, the X - 43A, could one day revolutionise long-distance travel.
- At such hypersonic speeds, planes could fly around the world in a matter of hours.
- He suddenly felt like he was rocketing skyward at hypersonic speed.
2Relating to sound frequencies above about a thousand million hertz. Example sentencesExamples - We've heard hypersonic sound.
Derivatives adverb If the gas is flowing hypersonically, it may also be the lowest temperature natural material in the universe, maybe. Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, humans have been flying hypersonically for over four decades.
- The space shuttle is coasting from a very high speed and high altitude when it flies hypersonically.
- The first shock wave is created as the air in the barrel is compressed by the front of the projectile as it travels hypersonically down the barrel.
- ‘This is not possible when travelling hypersonically and one would be forced to carry a lot more fuel as a result,’ says Terry.
Origin 1930s (in sense 2): from hyper- 'beyond, exceeding', on the pattern of supersonic and ultrasonic. Rhymes anachronic, animatronic, bionic, Brythonic, bubonic, Byronic, canonic, carbonic, catatonic, chalcedonic, chronic, colonic, conic, cyclonic, daemonic, demonic, diatonic, draconic, electronic, embryonic, euphonic, harmonic, hegemonic, histrionic, homophonic, iconic, ionic, ironic, isotonic, laconic, macaronic, Masonic, Miltonic, mnemonic, monotonic, moronic, Napoleonic, philharmonic, phonic, Platonic, Plutonic, polyphonic, quadraphonic, sardonic, saxophonic, siphonic, Slavonic, sonic, stereophonic, subsonic, subtonic, symphonic, tectonic, Teutonic, thermionic, tonic, transonic, ultrasonic Definition of hypersonic in US English: hypersonicadjectiveˌhīpərˈsänikˌhaɪpərˈsɑnɪk 1Relating to speeds of more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). Example sentencesExamples - NASA today convened a board to determine the cause of Saturday's loss of the first X - 43A unpiloted hypersonic research aircraft.
- The M45 propulsion system has three-stage solid fuel rocket motors producing hypersonic speed.
- To recap, the X - 43A is a prototype hypersonic aircraft, powered by a ‘scramjet’.
- Their record on clocking school buses at hypersonic speeds is not noted.
- The two main contenders are hypersonic ramjets or scramjets and nanotube-based space elevators.
- They were made with a material that could stand hypersonic speeds.
- A single shooter employing this hypersonic weapon can cover 49 times the area reachable with a conventional cruise weapon.
- The rifle fires steel spikes at near hypersonic speeds, using a magnetic system to power it.
- Astronauts and cosmonauts have all reached hypersonic speeds while passing through the atmosphere on their way to or from orbit.
- At such hypersonic speeds, planes could fly around the world in a matter of hours.
- He remembered the planning for hypersonic flight, faster than five times the speed of sound, leading up to the X - 15 program.
- When a particle slams into it at hypersonic speeds, the particle bores its way in and gradually comes to a stop, intact.
- The US space's experimental hypersonic research aircraft, the X - 43A, could one day revolutionise long-distance travel.
- The X - 43A is the first aircraft to reach hypersonic speeds using an air-breathing engine.
- In the case of X - 43, the thrust will propel the vehicle at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 10.
- The multi-year project, called X - 43C, will expand the hypersonic flight envelope for air-breathing engines.
- There have also been joint efforts to build a hypersonic aircraft for commercial purposes.
- Last year's successful Mach 10 hypersonic flight of the X - 43A proved the concept.
- He suddenly felt like he was rocketing skyward at hypersonic speed.
- Going at hypersonic speed, everything that David passed was a giant blur.
2Relating to sound frequencies above about a thousand million hertz. Example sentencesExamples - We've heard hypersonic sound.
Origin 1930s (in hypersonic (sense 2)): from hyper- ‘beyond, exceeding’, on the pattern of supersonic and ultrasonic. |