transonic barrier
1transonic barrier — trans sonic barrier or transonic barrier noun The sound barrier • • • Main Entry: ↑trans sonic …
2transonic barrier. — See sound barrier. * * * …
3transonic barrier. — See sound barrier …
4barrier — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. obstacle, impediment, hindrance. See enclosure, defense. Ant., entrance, opening. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bar, obstruction, difficulty, hindrance, obstacle, hurdle, fortification, stumbling block,… …
5Transonic — is an aeronautics term referring to a range of velocities just below and above the speed of sound (about mach 0.8–1.2). It is defined as the range of speeds between the critical mach number, when some parts of the airflow over an aircraft become… …
6barrier — 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… …
7sound barrier — A so called 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. An intense buffet and the loss of controls to a… …
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 …
9trans-sonic barrier — or transonic barrier noun The sound barrier • • • Main Entry: ↑trans sonic …
10Sound 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 …
