SONIC
What does "SONIC" mean?
Relating to sound or sound waves, especially their speed and behaviour.
Meanings
- Relating to sound or to acoustic waves. Engineers wrapped the studio in sonic insulation to kill the echo.
- Relating to or travelling at the speed of sound. At sonic velocity the aircraft slammed into a wall of compressed air. technical
Did you know?
- Sound is not a fixed speed: in dry air at 20 degrees Celsius it travels about 343 metres per second, but it moves more than four times faster through water and faster still through steel.
Word origin
Coined in the early 20th century from Latin 'sonus' (sound) plus the adjective suffix '-ic', modelled on words like 'tonic'.
Remember it
SONIC starts with SON, and 'son' is Spanish and French for sound.
A little poem
A bell, then silence-
the air keeps moving the note
long after the strike.
haiku
Wordplay
- The physicist's sonic alarm was useless: it always went off after everyone had already heard it coming.
What it teaches
What you call fast depends on the medium you move through, not the effort you spend.
Quick facts
What does SONIC mean?
Relating to sound or sound waves, especially their speed and behaviour.
Is SONIC a valid word?
Yes — SONIC is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SONIC?
SONIC has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SONIC come from?
Coined in the early 20th century from Latin 'sonus' (sound) plus the adjective suffix '-ic', modelled on words like 'tonic'.
What can SONIC teach us?
What you call fast depends on the medium you move through, not the effort you spend.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.