subsonic
/suhb-son-ik/US // sʌbˈsɒn ɪk //UK // (sʌbˈsɒnɪk) //
亚音速,亚声速,次声速,次音速
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : noting or pertaining to a speed less than that of sound in air at the same height above sea level.
- : infrasonic.
Examples
These airplanes are expected to seat 65 to 88 passengers and will travel at subsonic speeds over land and supersonic speeds over water—more than twice as fast as current commercial aircraft.
From below came a vibrational rushing noise, nearly subsonic, which told him of the fueling operation.
A wave of some sort—probably subsonic or supersonic—continuously filled the Vininese atmosphere.
Most of their conversation is carried on in tones of subsonic frequency, so your ears cannot hear it.
And its booming notes descended to subsonic throbbings that gripped and wrung the nerves to anguish.
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