Speed of flight at or greater than Mach 5.0, exceeding SUPERSONIC.
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Descriptive of something that travels at speeds greater than Mach 5 (five times the ambient speed of sound). At such speeds, the temperature in the boundary layer and on the surface of the moving vehicle exceeds 1,800 °F (1,000 °C) and aerodynamic heating becomes important in aircraft design...
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Pertaining to or characterised by supersonic speeds of Mach 5 or greater. While any speed above the speed of sound may be referred to as supersonic, speeds of Mach 5 or greater are specifically referred to as hypersonic. ... Origin: hyper-+ L. Sonus, sound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′pĕr-son′ik Definitions: 1. Pertaining to or characterized by supersonic speeds of Mach 5 or greater. Although any speed above the speed of sound may be referred to as supersonic, speeds of Mach 5 or greater are specifically referred to as hypersonic.
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The sound waves which have frequencies above 500 megahertz.
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hypersonic (high' pur SAHN ik) 1. Much faster than the speed of sound. 2. Relating to speeds five or more times than that of the normal speed of sound in the air; such as, rockets, certain air currents, aircraft, etc.
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A range of speed that is five times or more the speed of sound in air. See also: Hypervelocity, Subsonic, Supersonic.
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Speed of flight at or greater than Mach 5.0, exceeding SUPERSONIC.
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noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
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