speed barrier
11Speed of Sound — «Speed Of Sound» Sencillo de Coldplay del álbum X Y Formato CD, 7 , 10 , 12 …
12barrier — i. As it relates to the sound barrier, it is a barrier to flight encountered by an airplane designed for subsonic speeds when it reaches transonic speeds and meets the turbulence incident of diverse degrees of compressibility. Intense buffet and… …
13speed of light — noun The speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum: exactly 299,792,458 metres per second. Syn: Einstein barrier, Einstein constant, lightspeed, light speed, c See Also: subluminal …
14speed — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. haste, hasten, hurry, accelerate. n. velocity, dispatch, expedition, swiftness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swiftness, celerity, briskness, activity, eagerness, haste, hurry, promptitude, acceleration …
15Sound 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 …
16sound 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 …
17Traffic barrier — Traffic barriers keep vehicles within their roadway and prevent vehicles from colliding with dangerous obstacles. Traffic barriers installed at the road side also prevent errant vehicles from traversing steep (non recoverable) slopes. Traffic… …
18sound 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 …
19Motorcycle land-speed record — Glenn Curtiss at Ormond Beach, Florida in 1907 …
20thermal barrier — noun a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating • Syn: ↑heat barrier • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑bound, ↑boundary * * * noun : a limit to unlimited increase in airplane or rocket speeds imposed by aerodynamic heating that without… …
