SUBSONIC
8 letters
12 Scrabble points
Definition of SUBSONIC
noun
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An aircraft whose maximum speed is less than the speed of sound
adjective
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(of a sound, scientific) having a frequency too low to be audible
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(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)"
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(of a speed) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure)
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
8 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points