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Sonic Moderate

Sonic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level

"a sonic boom"

2

relating to audible sound

"a sonic wave"

3

Of or relating to sound.

"The sonic qualities of the new recording studio allow musicians to capture every subtle nuance of their instruments."

Related Terms
Antonyms
subsonic supersonic

Origin

The word sonic comes from the Latin sonus, meaning sound, combined with the suffix -ic to mean "relating to." It entered English through scientific and technical usage to describe anything related to sound waves or speed of sound.

Rhyming Words
nic danic zanic kinic sinic panic vinic yonic eonic tunic punic xenic ionic monic manic nonic cynic conic genic dinic
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