supersonic
Definitions
General English
Electronics
- Pertaining to, or arising from speeds exceeding the speed of sound.
- Pertaining to, or arising from sounds at supersonic frequencies. Also called ultrasonic (1).
Military
- adjective capable of travelling faster than the speed of sound
Slang
- noun tonic (water). The rhyming slang term was used by bar staff and drinkers in the 1990s sometimes in conjunction with Vera Lynn.
