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Meaning of "sound barrier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUND BARRIER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUND BARRIER

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Sound barrier is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOUND BARRIER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Sound barrier

The sound barrier, in aerodynamics, is the point at which an object moves from transonic to supersonic speed. The term, which occasionally has other meanings, came into use during World War II, when a number of aircraft started to encounter the effects of compressibility, a collection of several unrelated aerodynamic effects that "struck" their aircraft like an impediment to further acceleration. By the 1950s, new aircraft designs routinely "broke" the sound barrier.

Definition of sound barrier in the English dictionary

The definition of sound barrier in the dictionary is a hypothetical barrier to flight at or above the speed of sound, when a sudden large increase in drag occurs Also called: sonic barrier, transonic barrier.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUND BARRIER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUND BARRIER

aircraft carrier
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Boston terrier
bull terrier
carrier
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Dandie Dinmont terrier
Ferrier
fox terrier
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Irish terrier
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Skye terrier
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the Water Carrier
Welsh terrier
Yorkshire terrier

Synonyms and antonyms of sound barrier in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sound barrier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUND BARRIER

Find out the translation of sound barrier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sound barrier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sound barrier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

声屏障
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barrera de sonido
570 millions of speakers

English

sound barrier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्वनि अवरोध
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حاجز الصوت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звуковой барьер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

barreira do som
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ প্রতিবন্ধক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mur du son
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halangan bunyi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schallmauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

防音壁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사운드 배리어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panahan swara
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

rào cản âm thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலித் தடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ध्वनी अडथळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ses duvarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

muro del suono
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bariera dźwięku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звуковий бар´єр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bariera sunetului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φράγμα του ήχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klankgrens
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ljudvallen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lydmuren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sound barrier

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The term «sound barrier» is regularly used and occupies the 87.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sound barrier

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Amy Goodman
Independent media can go to where the silence is and break the sound barrier, doing what the corporate networks refuse to do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUND BARRIER»

Discover the use of sound barrier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sound barrier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fighter Pilot: Mis-Adventures beyond the sound barrier with ...
From the Pentagon to the South China Sea, the deserts of Australia to the wars of the Middle East, this book is as action-packed as it is entertaining.
Mac 'Serge' Tucker, 2014
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Sound Barrier: The Rocky Road to MACH 1.0+
The Rocky Road to MACH 1.0+ Peter Caygill. The swept wing, which was to play a big part in delaying the effects of compressibility, had been put forward as a means of allowing aircraft to fly faster even before the Second World War had ...
Peter Caygill, 2006
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Supersonic Flight: Breaking the Sound Barrier and Beyond - ...
Hallion describes the basic problems of supersonic flight, looking at Geoffrey de Havilland's fatal attempt to break the sound barrier in 1946, Chuck Yeager's successful flight in 1947, and the first aircraft to reach twice the speed of ...
Richard Hallion, 1997
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
They believed in an obstacle called the sound barrier. Experts knew that as airplanes approached the speed of sound, shock waves pounded these aircraft and in some cases destroyed them. But not everyone thought the sound barrier was ...
Alan Pierce, 2010
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
What Is the Sound Barrier? The sound barrier happens at a speed. The sound barrier happens at 760 miles per hour (1,223 kilometers per hour). People learned about the sound barrier. People learned when they flew airplanes. Pilots tried to ...
Vickey Herold, 2006
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Chuck Yeager and the Bell X-1: breaking the sound barrier
More than one hundred historical photographs, accompanied by an informative text, chronicle the development of the Bell X-1 aircraft, the craft in which a young test pilot named Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier on October 14, 1947, ...
Dominick Pisano, F. Robert Van der Linden, Frank H. Winter, 2006
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Discover the Sound Barrier
Vickey Herold. Words to Know What Is the Sound Barrier? What Is the Sound Barrier? See the Glossary on page 22. Sound travels 1,223 kilometers per hour. People used airplanes with.
Vickey Herold, 2006
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Intercession That Breaks the Sound Barrier
Birdella A. Tucker. Our words and actions produce sound waves. There is the spoken word that responds to God just as our work or deeds respond. In James it reads, “Faith without works is death.” Once we speak or act sounds are transmitted.
Birdella A. Tucker, 2010
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Beyond the Sound Barrier: The Jazz Controversy in ...
The Jazz Controversy in Twentieth-Century American Fiction Kristin K Henson. the front of the group carried a huge banner on which words from the Declaration of Independence were printed: “We hold these truths to be self» evident, that all ...
Kristin K Henson, 2013
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Breaking the Sound Barrier
Amy Goodman Denis Moynihan. interrogations, the American Psychological Association formed its Presidential Task Force on Psychological Ethics and National Security (PENS). There were nine voting members. Six of them were connected ...
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUND BARRIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sound barrier is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sound barrier complete on I-110
Several yards from residents' property lines, a new wall has gone up to act as a sound barrier between their houses and the busy interstate. MDOT just ... «WLOX, Jul 15»
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The National Cochlear Implant: Breaking the sound barrier
An RTÉ One documentary, Sound Barrier, looks at several people with hearing difficulties who made the decision to undergo surgery in the hope they would be ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
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New sound barrier along I-25 in Adams County
Crews started taking down the old wooden barriers in early June and are replacing them with concrete sound barriers. The new walls will be stronger, more ... «9NEWS.com, Jun 15»
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U.S. Government Department Orders LRAD(R) Sound Barrier
The follow-on order for Sound Barrier vehicle protection systems will help protect drivers and occupants travelling in dangerous areas overseas. The LRAD ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
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Watch military jet create SONIC BOOM as it breaks sound barrier in …
This is the incredible moment a US Navy jet brings together a demonstration of jet propulsion, speed and physics as it breaks with sound barrier with an amazing ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Stunning photos capture fighter jet as it creates a vapour cone …
The moments when a jet fighter created a vapour cone as it approached the sound barrier have been captured in stunning detail in a set of photos - but it is not ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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Ridiculous or refreshing? Colorful sound barrier goes up on I-94
A sound-absorbing barrier being constructed on the south side of Interstate 94 near the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis, Dec. 9, 2014. Jim Bickal ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Dec 14»
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Incredible picture captures moment supersonic jet travelling 760mph …
This incredible picture shows the exact moment a supersonic jet flying at 770mph broke the sound barrier. It was captured on camera by dedicated photographer ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»
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October 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier
Chuck served in California as a test pilot for high-speed planes. A year after breaking the sound barrier, he visited Charleston flying his Lockheed P-80 Shooting ... «West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Oct 14»
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9 Incredible Achievements Of The 91-Year-Old Retired Air Force …
On October 14, 1947, Yeager was the first person to break the sound barrier by flying an X-1 at Mach 1.07. At the time, he had two broken ribs which he ... «Business Insider, Mar 14»

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