noun🔗ShareAvión subsónicoAn aircraft whose maximum speed is less than the speed of sound"The Boeing 737 is a well-known subsonic; it flies slower than the speed of sound. "El Boeing 737 es un avión subsónico muy conocido; vuela más lento que la velocidad del sonido.vehiclemilitarytechnologysciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubsonico(of a sound, scientific) having a frequency too low to be audible"The machine emitted a subsonic rumble that we could only feel, not hear. "La máquina emitió un rugido subsónico que solo podíamos sentir, no oír.soundphysicsfrequencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubsónico, casi inaudible(of a sound, literary) very quiet, almost inaudible"The noise of the ship was all around her. The faint subsonic rumble of the reactor and drive. (Leviathan Wakes, James S. A. Corey)"El ruido de la nave la rodeaba por completo. El tenue rugido subsónico del reactor y del motor.soundliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubsónico(of a speed) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)"The small plane flew at a comfortable, subsonic speed. "El pequeño avión volaba a una velocidad subsónica cómoda.physicssoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSubsónico(of a flow) with a Mach number such that 0.3 < Ma < 0.8 (approximately - the exact limits vary between sources)"The small airplane flew at a subsonic speed, much slower than a jet. "El avión pequeño volaba a una velocidad subsónica, mucho más lento que un avión a reacción.physicstechnicalsoundscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
