Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plasmasonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plas-ma-son-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.

adj

far enough above the speed of sound as to cause ionization of the air through shock heating deriving from the sonic shockwave, with resultant radio blackout, and plasma sheath surrounding the object travelling at speed

Etymology

From plasma + sonic.

Frequently Paired Words

hypersonic supersonic transonic subsonic

Questions

What does plasmasonic mean?: equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.
Where does plasmasonic come from?: From plasma + sonic.

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