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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvitesse subsonique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vit-ɛs syp.sɔ.nik
"L'avion vole à une vitesse subsonique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A rate of motion that is less than the speed of sound in a given medium, typically air.
"The commercial airliner cruised comfortably at subsonic speed across the continent."
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Operating or traveling at a speed slower than the speed of sound.
"Subsonic-speed aircraft generally produce less severe shockwaves compared to supersonic jets."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'sub-' meaning 'under' or 'below', combined with 'sonic' from Latin 'sonus' meaning 'sound', and 'speed' from Old English 'spēd' meaning success or swiftness. The compound emerged in the mid-20th century during the rapid development of aeronautics and jet propulsion to describe rates of travel lower than the speed of sound.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Subsonic-speed" is said worldwide
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vitesse subsonique
Transliteration: vit-ɛs syp.sɔ.nik
"L'avion vole à une vitesse subsonique."
Unterschallgeschwindigkeit
Transliteration: ʊntɐʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪt
"Das Flugzeug fliegt mit Unterschallgeschwindigkeit."
velocità subsonica
Transliteration: ve.lo.tʃiˈta subˈsɔ.ni.ka
"Il velivolo si muove a velocità subsonica."
velocidad subsónica
Transliteration: be.lo.siˈdad subˈso.ni.ka
"Viajan a una velocidad subsónica."
velocidade subsônica
Transliteration: ve.lo.siˈda.dʒi subˈsõ.ni.kɐ
"A aeronave voa em velocidade subsônica."
अध्वनि गति
Transliteration: adhvani gati
"विमान ने अध्वनि गति से उड़ान भरी।"
亚音速
Transliteration: yà yīn sù
"这架飞机在亚音速下飞行。"
아음속
Transliteration: a-eum-sok
"항공기가 아음속으로 비행하고 있습니다."
亜音速
Transliteration: aonsoku
"航空機は亜音速で巡航する。"
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