acoustic vs transonic

acoustic

adj
  • (of an explosive mine or other weapon) Able to be set off by sound waves. 

  • Utilizing sound energy in its operation. 

  • (of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound. 

  • Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof. 

noun
  • The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it. 

  • A medicine or other agent to assist hearing. 

transonic

adj
  • Passing from subsonic to supersonic, or vice versa. 

  • Travelling through a fluid (commonly air) at a speed where regions of supersonic and subsonic flow coexist simultaneously over different portions of the surface of the moving object in question. 

  • Just below, or just above the speed of sound (0.8 < Ma < 1.2 approximately). 

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