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plasmasonic

plasmasonic adjective: equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.

Adjective

plasmasonic (not comparable)

  1. equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.
  2. far enough above the speed of sound as to cause ionization of the air through shock heating deriving from the sonic shockwave, with resultant radio blackout, and plasma sheath surrounding the object travelling at speed

Origin of plasmasonic

From plasma + sonic.

Questions about plasmasonic

What does plasmasonic mean?
Plasmasonic means equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.
What part of speech is plasmasonic?
Plasmasonic is an adjective.

Words near plasmasonic in the dictionary

  1. plasmaphysics
  2. plasmaron
  3. plasmaronic
  4. plasmarons
  5. plasmas
  6. plasmasonic
  7. plasmasphere
  8. plasmaspheres
  9. plasmaspheric
  10. plasmaspheric hiss
  11. plasmata

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