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Transonic Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
transonic
adj : (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" [syn: sonic]
[ant: subsonic, supersonic]
Adjective
1. (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom"
(synonym) sonic
Transonic Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) Of or pertaining to the speed of a body in a surrounding fluid when the relative speed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is encountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speed and vice versa. See also speed of sound.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )Transonic Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In aeronautics, transonic speed refers to the condition of flight in which a range of velocities of airflow exist surrounding and flowing past an air vehicle or an airfoil that are concurrently below, at, and above the speed of sound in the range of Mach 0.8 to 1.2, i.e. 600–900 mph. This condition depends not only on the travel speed of the craft, but also on the pressure and temperature of the airflow of the vehicle's local environment. It is formally defined as the range of speeds between the critical Mach number, when some parts of the airflow over an air vehicle or airfoil are supersonic, and a higher speed, typically near Mach 1.2, when all of the airflow is supersonic. Between these speeds some of the airflow is supersonic, and some is not.
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