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# sonic

«sonic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sonic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sonic means to do with sound or sound waves, as in «a sonic boom». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#m1)

2) (science) Sonic speed is the speed of sound; «supersonic» means faster than sound and «subsonic» slower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#m2)

3) Sonic the Hedgehog is a famous fast blue character in video games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, a «sonic boom» is the loud bang made when a plane flies faster than sound; sound travels at about 340 metres per second in air. In everyday life, sonic toothbrushes vibrate very fast. In games, Sonic is known for speed. Phrases: «sonic boom», «sonic toothbrush», «supersonic».

### examples

- The jet broke the sound barrier with a loud sonic boom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x1)
- Bats use sonic signals to find their way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x2)
- My sonic toothbrush buzzes very fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x3)
- Concorde was a supersonic passenger plane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x4)
- Sonic the Hedgehog collects gold rings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x5)
- Sound in air goes about 340 metres every second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/#x6)

### note

Adjective. Related: supersonic, ultrasonic, subsonic. In maths problems about sound, distance = speed × time; at about 340 m/s, thunder heard 3 seconds after lightning is about 1 kilometre away.

### In the corpora

- [Real hedgehogs walk slowly and can trot, but cannot race; Sonic was named for speed, not for biology.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/228-cartoon-pets-and-animal-myths-put-right/15/)
- [Scooby-Doo shakes with fear, Garfield wolfs a tray of lasagne, Sonic zooms round loops faster than sound.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/396-cartoon-animals-put-right-scooby-doo-garfield-sonic-winnie-the-pooh-and-woody-woodpecker/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sonic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sonic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.