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1Sound barrier (disambiguation) — Sound barrier may refer to:wqdnakldabzczncalkejfAS sjasbda *Sound barrier, the transition at transonic speeds from subsonic to supersonic travel, usually referring to flight. * The Sound Barrier , a British 1952 film directed by David Lean.… …
2sound barrier — sound .barrier n the sound barrier the sudden increase in air pressure against a vehicle, especially an aircraft, when it is travelling near the speed of sound break the sound barrier (=travel faster than the speed of sound) …
3Sound Barrier — was a heavy metal band from Los Angeles from 1980 to 1987.BiographySound Barrier was most notable for the fact that all four members were African American, which gained them significant publicity, but which did not result in commercial success.… …
4sound barrier — n. SONIC BARRIER …
5sound barrier, the — sound ,barrier, the noun the very strong air pressure that presses against an airplane when it starts to travel at the speed of sound …
6sound barrier — ► NOUN ▪ the speed of sound, regarded as presenting problems of drag, controllability, etc. for aircraft …
7Sound barrier — In aerodynamics, the sound barrier usually refers to the point at which an aircraft moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term came into use during World War II when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility …
8sound barrier — 1. Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding …
9sound barrier — noun the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound • Syn: ↑sonic barrier • Hypernyms: ↑drag, ↑retarding force * * * noun the sound barrier : the large increase in air resistance that occurs as an aircraft nears the …
10sound barrier — noun the sound barrier the sudden increase in the pressure of air against an aircraft when it reaches the speed of sound: break the sound barrier (=go faster than the speed of sound): Chuck Yeager flew the first jet to break the sound barrier …
