supersonically
Faster than sound
Supersonically means faster than the speed of sound, or in a manner relating to supersonic travel: The jet flew supersonically across the Atlantic.
The word also works as an intensifier suggesting extreme speed: News spread supersonically through the office.
Airspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
boom · shockwave · thrust · propulsion · airspeed · compressibility · drag · aerodynamics
Forced fluid stream
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
thrust · airspeed · winglet · fuselage · aeronautics · pilot · fighter · Concorde
Extremely rapid
- rapid-fireIn swift succession
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- breakneckRecklessly high speed
- blazingBurning very brightly
blistering · meteoric · express · turbocharged · accelerated · swift · instant · split-second
mach
Airspeed-to-soundspeed ratio
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- hypersonicFaster than Mach five
barrier · boom · shockwave · thrust · propulsion · airspeed · compressibility · drag · aerodynamics · turbulence
jet
Forced fluid stream
- afterburnerExhaust-stream fuel injector
- turbineBlade-driven energy converter
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
altitude · thrust · airspeed · winglet · fuselage · aeronautics · pilot · fighter · Concorde · SR-71
lightning-fast
Extremely rapid
- rapid-fireIn swift succession
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- breakneckRecklessly high speed
blazing · blistering · meteoric · express · turbocharged · accelerated · swift · instant · split-second · warp-speed
supersonicallyslowly
At reduced speed
sluggishly · leisurely · at a snail's pace · gradually · unhurriedly
sonic, superlative, sonar, supersonic, sonogram, ultrasonic, subsonic, sonically, transonic