SOUND BARRIER

Meaning of SOUND BARRIER in English

noun Date: 1939 a sudden large increase in aerodynamic drag that occurs as the speed of an aircraft approaches the speed of sound

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

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 — ˈsound ˌbarrier BrE AmE noun the sound barrier the sudden increase in air pressure against a vehicle, especially an aircraft, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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