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SOUND BARRIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Flights (Air Transport)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Noise Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sound barrier
1, record 1, English, sound%20barrier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sonic barrier 2, record 1, English, sonic%20barrier
correct
- sonic wall 3, record 1, English, sonic%20wall
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the large increase in drag that acts upon an aircraft approaching acoustic velocity; the point at which the speed of sound is attained and existing subsonic and supersonic flow theories are rather indefinite. 4, record 1, English, - sound%20barrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the case of an airplane breaking the sound barrier ... it results in the sonic bang or boom on the ground. 5, record 1, English, - sound%20barrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vols (Transport aérien)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Pollution par le bruit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mur du son
1, record 1, French, mur%20du%20son
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mur sonique 2, record 1, French, mur%20sonique
correct, masculine noun
- barrière du son 3, record 1, French, barri%C3%A8re%20du%20son
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] augmentation brutale de la traînée aérodynamique [d'un avion]. 4, record 1, French, - mur%20du%20son
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un avion qui passe le mur du son en piqué provoque un double bang [...] 5, record 1, French, - mur%20du%20son
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
- Acústica (Física)
- Contaminación acústica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- barrera del sonido
1, record 1, Spanish, barrera%20del%20sonido
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Resistencia máxima que ofrece un medio material elástico a la progresión de un cuerpo que se desplaza en su seno, cuando su velocidad se acerca a la del sonido en dicho medio. 2, record 1, Spanish, - barrera%20del%20sonido
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