tran·son·ic (tr n-s n  k)adj. Of or relating to aerodynamic flow or flight conditions at speeds near the speed of sound. |
transonic [trænˈsɒnɪk]
adj
(Engineering / Aeronautics) of or relating to conditions when travelling at or near the speed of sound
| transonic (trn-snk) Relating to or capable of speeds at or near the speed of sound (at or approaching Mach 1) or to aerodynamic conditions for bodies travelling at such speeds. Compare hypersonicsubsonicsupersonic |
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.
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| Adj. | 1. |  transonic - (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level; "a sonic boom" |
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