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sound barrier

sound barrier noun: sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).

Noun

sound barrier (countable and uncountable, plural sound barriers)

  1. (uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
  2. (countable) A noise barrier, a structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic.
    • St Ives: The guided busway on the old railway alignment to Cambridge has just passed its tenth anniversary. Railfuture has noted its down-at-heel physical appearance, with dirty concrete beams, damaged sound barriers, and unmanaged vegetation.2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29

sound barrier meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Thai

sound barrier in Tamil

ஒலித் தடை

sound barrier in Tagalog

drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound
tunuging hadlang

sound barrier in Thai

drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound
กำแพงเสียง
noise-reducing structure
กำแพงเสียง, กำแพงกันเสียง

Forms of sound barrier

pluralsound barriers

Questions about sound barrier

What does sound barrier mean?
Sound barrier means sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
What is sound barrier in Tamil?
Sound barrier in Tamil is ஒலித் தடை. See Sound barrier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sound barrier?
Sound barrier is a noun.
What is the plural of sound barrier?
The plural of sound barrier is sound barriers.

Words near sound barrier in the dictionary

  1. sound as a bell
  2. sound as a dollar
  3. sound as a pound
  4. sound as a roach
  5. sound asleep
  6. sound barrier
  7. sound barriers
  8. sound bath
  9. sound baths
  10. sound bite
  11. sound bites

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