SOUND BARRIER

Meaning of SOUND BARRIER in English

ˈsound ˌbarrier BrE AmE noun

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)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOUND BARRIER — noun Date: 1939 a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft approaches the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOUND BARRIER — Sharp rise in aerodynamic drag that occurs as an aircraft approaches the speed of sound . At sea level the …
Английский словарь Британика
SOUND BARRIER — noun : sonic barrier
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUND BARRIER — 1. Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier . (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND BARRIER — group of factors and negative forces by which a plane reaches a speed faster than that of sound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOUND BARRIER — Date: 1939 : a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft approaches the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUND BARRIER — Function: noun Date: 1939 : a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SOUND BARRIER — ■ noun the speed of sound, regarded as presenting problems of drag, controllability, etc. for aircraft.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOUND BARRIER — [sound barrier] n (1939): a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft approaches …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUND BARRIER — sharp rise in aerodynamic drag that occurs as an aircraft approaches the speed of sound and that was formerly an …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOUND BARRIER — noun [ sing. ] the point at which an aircraft's speed is the same as the speed of sound, causing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND BARRIER — If an aircraft breaks the sound barrier , it reaches a speed that is faster than the speed of sound. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND BARRIER — If an aircraft breaks the ~, it reaches a speed that is faster than the speed of sound. N-SING: usu …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOUND BARRIER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At the time of his death Campbell was unsuccessfully seeking backers for a jet-driven car …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOUND BARRIER — Sharp rise in aerodynamic drag that occurs as an aircraft approaches the speed of sound . At sea level the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOUND BARRIER — Synonyms and related words : Mach, Mach number, Mach one, Mach two, air speed, escape velocity, ground speed, knots, shock …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUND BARRIER — n. to break the ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SOUND BARRIER — звуковой баръер (физическое) звуковой барьер
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND BARRIER — Звуковой барьер
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND BARRIER — физ. звуковой барьер
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOUND BARRIER — звуковой барьер
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SOUND BARRIER — физ. звуковой барьер
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOUND BARRIER — физ. звуковой барьер
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND BARRIER — звуковой барьер
Англо-Русский физический словарь
SOUND BARRIER — Звуковой барьер
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND BARRIER — звукоизолирующая преграда, шумозащитный экран
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SOUND BARRIER — звуковой барьер
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
SOUND BARRIER — звуковой баръер (физическое) звуковой барьер
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND — I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave through a solid, liquid, or gas. A sound wave is generated …
Английский словарь Британика
SOUND — I. ˈsau̇nd adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English sound, sund, from Old English ge sund; akin to Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARRIER — I. ˈbarēə(r) also ˈber- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English barrere, from Middle French barriere, from barre bar 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUND — sound 1 — soundable , adj. /sownd/ , n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARRIER — /bar"ee euhr/ , n. 1. anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUND — I. ˈsau̇nd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARRIER — noun Etymology: Middle English barrere, from Anglo-French, from barre bar Date: 14th century 1. a. : something material that blocks …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOUND — superl firm; strong; safe. 2. sound ·adv soundly. 3. sound ·noun a cuttlefish. 4. sound ·superl undisturbed; deep; profound; as, …
Webster English vocab
BARRIER — noun any limit or boundary; a line of separation. 2. barrier ·noun an any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or …
Webster English vocab
SOUND — [sound] adj [ME, fr. OE gesund; akin to OHG gisunt healthy] (13c) 1 a: free from injury or disease: exhibiting …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOUND — a mechanical disturbance from a state of equilibrium that propagates through an elastic material medium. A purely subjective definition of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BARRIER — barrier BrE AmE ˈbær i‿ə AmE \ ə r ˈber- ▷ barrier|s z ▶ ˈ barrier cream BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOUND — / saʊnd; NAmE / noun , verb , adjective , adverb ■ noun STH YOU HEAR 1. [ C ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARRIER — / ˈbæriə(r); NAmE / noun 1. an object like a fence that prevents people from moving forward from one place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARRIER — bar ‧ ri ‧ er W3 /ˈbæriə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOUND — n. & v. --n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUND — n. & v. n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BARRIER — n. 1 a fence or other obstacle that bars advance or access. 2 an obstacle or circumstance that keeps people …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUND — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or …
Oxford English vocab
BARRIER — n.1 a fence or other obstacle that bars advance or access. 2 an obstacle or circumstance that keeps people or …
Oxford English vocab
SOUND — I. NOUN AND VERB USES /saʊnd/ ( sounds, sounding, sounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARRIER — ( barriers) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A barrier is something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOUND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bell sounds ▪ Somewhere across the valley a bell sounded. a deep/sound/heavy sleep …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARRIER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barrier method barrier reef break the sound barrier (= travel faster than the speed of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARRIER — [noun] [C] - a long pole, fence, wall or natural feature, such as a mountain or sea, that stops people …
Cambridge English vocab
SOUND — n. sound reception Albemarle Sound Cumberland Sound King George Sound Long Island Sound McMurdo Sound Milford Sound Nootka Sound Controversy …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOUND
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOUND — I. noun 1 sth you hear ADJECTIVE ▪ big , deafening , loud , powerful ▪ We need a big …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SOUND — INDEX: 1. a sound 2. using sound or connected with sound 3. to make a sound 4. to make a …
Longman Activator English vocab
BARRIER — n. 1 bar, fence, railing, wall; ditch, ha-ha A barrier was erected at each end of the street This barrier …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOUND — I 1. сущ. 1) а) звук; шум to a sound ≈ под звук to the sound of music ≈ под …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARRIER — 1. сущ. 1) помеха, преграда, препятствие the sonic, sound barrier ≈ звуковая помеха cultural barrier ≈ культурные различия language barrier …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOUND — sound.ogg _I 1. saʋnd n 1. 1> звук; шум the sound of voices - шум голосов sound communication - воен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BARRIER — barrier.ogg 1. ʹbærıə n 1. 1> барьер; перила, ограждение show your ticket at the barrier of the railway station - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOUND — 1) звук 2) звучание || звучать 3) звуковое сопровождение 4) фонограмма 5) зонд || зондировать • - accompanying sound - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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