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sonic Definition

sonic (sän′ik)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with sound
  2. designating or of a speed equal to the speed of sound (about 1,220 km per hour, or 760 mph, through air at sea level at room temperature)

Etymology: < L sonus, sound + -ic

sonic Related Forms
son′i·cally adverb
sonic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • screwdriver: Still on the move, he fumbled for his sonic screwdriver.
  • boom: The sonic booms are making pregnant women give birth early.
  • anemometer: Also, there will be sophisticated sonic anemometers at 2 heights.
  • hedgehog: And some fascinating information about the " Sonic hedgehog " mutation.
  • palette: Too many songs here share the same sonic palette.
  • experimentation: New York punk through to sonic experimentation & Sixties girl groups to the latest leftfield & underground classics.

Modifying Another Word

  • much: This is an indie kid who's played far too much Sonic The Hedgehogs.
  • not: However, anyone who ever heard the ' Nocturnal Booms ' of 1976 and 1977 will know that they were not sonic booms.

Used with adjective complement

  • go: They go sonic halfway through the first track and remain so throughout their set.