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Hypersonic Speed Air Adjective  International Scientific Relating Times

Title hypersonic
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
hy·per·son·ic

 \\-ˈsä-nik\\ adjective
 ETYMOLOGY  International Scientific Vocabulary
 DATE  1946
1. of or relating to speed five or more times that of sound in air — compare 
sonic
2. moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents that move at hypersonic speed
    hypersonic wind tunnel
• hy·per·son·i·cal·ly 
 \\-ni-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
hy·per·sonic
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyper- + sonic
1. : of, relating to, or being speed five times or more that of sound in air — compare 
sonic
2. : moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents that move at hypersonic speed
 hypersonic wind tunnel >

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