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• a  (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
  a sonic boom
• s  relating to audible sound
  a sonic wave

• The sonic boom occurs when the shock wave from a jet hits the nearby ground.
• The most determined opponent of sonic boomand of the nation's plans to build a supersonic transport (SST)is Harvard Physicist William Shurcliff, 58, who worked on the .
• On Wednesday, while the sonic booms continued, the Israeli Defense Forces began shelling Northern Gaza a measure taken, officials said, to halt Qassam rocket fire from the area .

• transonic

• subsonic

News & Articles

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• Sonic: Lost World multiplayer is offline on Wii U, online on 3DS
  Sonic: Lost World 's multiplayer on Wii U is local only, while the 3DS version features online, four-player versus racing, Producer Takashi Iizuka tells Nintendo World Report . Lost World on Wii U has cooperative and versus multiplayer modes, both couch-based, while Iizuka mentions only the four-player, online versus mode for 3DS. "In cooperative play, Sonic will be using the Wii U GamePad and ...
  June 26, 2013 - Joystiq
• 'Sonic Lost World' Preview (Video)
  What are the first questions you usually hear when a new Sonic game is announced -- I mean after the forced sighs of remembering the halcyon days of nostalgia lost. It's usually a quick reply of "Great, how much is Sonic getting screwed this time?" Or sometimes a less rude, "Remember when Sonic was better? [...]
  June 26, 2013 - MTV
• Sonic Automotive Inks Three-Year Deal With Lextech for Mobile App Development
  Sonic Automotive , one of the largest U.S. automotive retailers with more than 100 dealerships in 15 states, signed a three-year, multimillion dollar agreement with Lextech for mobile app development to ...
  June 25, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• James Billington in Melodika.net (press release)
  It is time to once again celebrate the nation's rich sonic history and the importance of sound recordings in our lives,said Billington. "This latest list of selections showcases the diverse beauty, humanity and artistry found in the...
• Shigeru Miyamoto in Reuters
  Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of video games,said Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's famed game maker. "Now that they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn...
• Christina Aguilera in Access Hollywood
  Working on this album with so many talented artists and producers that I admire was really an amazing experience. The artists I chose to work with added so many unique sonic layers to 'Bionic,'Christina said in a statement. "My intention...