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Definition of Sonic
1. Adjective. (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level. "A sonic boom"
2. Adjective. Relating to audible sound. "A sonic wave"
Definition of Sonic
1. Adjective. of or relating to sound ¹
2. Adjective. having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sonic
1. pertaining to sound [adj]
Medical Definition of Sonic
1. Of, pertaining to, or determined by sound; e.g., sonic vibration. Origin: L. Sonus, sound (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sonic
Literary usage of Sonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"A high-frequency sonic profiler (Figure 9-3) can rapidly measure ... If cost is
not a factor, the sonic profiling method is by far the best way of obtaining ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"At the same time sonic attempt may be made to distinguish the scattered elements
of truth which may still be found in this vast fabric of falsehood—truths ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"A CORRESPONDENT of the Charleston Courier, writing from Richmond on the third of
January, says : "sonic large shoe manufacturers from the South have just ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1810)
"... d.ragging along the field (*hich was of ba.rley) for sonic seconds, it brought
them to anchor in a INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE . ..."
5. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"The frontier line, which, after the victories of Louis Napoleon and Victor
Emmanuel, had to be drawn anew between United Italy and Austria, left Trent sonic ..."
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