sound barrier
Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag and other effects experienced by moving…Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
» Some birds can break the sound barrier.
Es gibt Vögel, die die Schallmauer durchbrechen können.
Некоторые птицы могут преодолевать звуковой барьер.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds).
Schallmauer
звуково́й барье́рzvukovój barʹjér
звукови́й бар'є́рzvukovýj barʺjér
the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
(countable)A noise barrier, a structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic.
Lärmschutzwand, Lärmschutzwall
Examples
2 sentencesSome birds can break the sound barrier.
ruНекоторые птицы могут преодолевать звуковой барьер. — Selena777
deEs gibt Vögel, die die Schallmauer durchbrechen können. — raggione
When aircraft break the sound barrier, this causes the so-called sonic boom.
deWenn Flugzeuge die Schallmauer durchbrechen, verursacht dies den sogenannten Überschallknall. — PeterR
Translations
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Forms
plural: sound barriers| Singular | sound barrier |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound:sonic barrier
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable