"sound barrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sound barriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sound barrier (countable and uncountable, plural sound barriers)
  1. (uncountable) Sonic barrier, the sudden increase in drag (resistance) and other effects experienced by moving objects when their speed approaches that of sound or becomes supersonic (which used to be considered a barrier to higher speeds). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation Translations (drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound): lydmur [common-gender] (Danish), äänivalli (Finnish), mur du son [masculine] (French), Schallmauer [feminine] (German), barriera del suono [feminine] (Italian), muro del suono [masculine] (Italian), lydmur [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), lydmur [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), bariera dźwięku [feminine] (Polish), bariera dźwiękowa [feminine] (Polish), звуково́й барье́р (zvukovój barʹjér) [masculine] (Russian), ljudvall [common-gender] (Swedish), tunuging hadlang (Tagalog), ses duvarı (Turkish), звукови́й бар'є́р (zvukovýj barʺjér) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (countable) A noise barrier, a structure beside a highway designed to reduce the noise of traffic. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Roads Translations (noise-reducing structure): støjvold [common-gender] (Danish), støjskærm [common-gender] (Danish), støjafskærmning [common-gender] (Danish), meluaita (Finnish), meluvalli (Finnish), mur anti-bruit [masculine] (French), Lärmschutzwand [feminine] (German), Lärmschutzwall [masculine] (German), barriera antirumore [feminine] (Italian), barriera acustica [feminine] (Italian), bullerplank [neuter] (Swedish), ses bariyeri (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sound_barrier-en-noun--9OxfBTv Disambiguation of Roads: 37 63 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'noise-reducing structure': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: speed of sound

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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "muro del suono"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lydmur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lydmur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bariera dźwięku"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bariera dźwiękowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zvukovój barʹjér",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "звуково́й барье́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ljudvall"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "word": "tunuging hadlang"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "word": "ses duvarı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zvukovýj barʺjér",
      "sense": "drag and other effects of approaching the speed of sound",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "звукови́й бар'є́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "støjvold"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "støjskærm"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "støjafskærmning"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "word": "meluaita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "word": "meluvalli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mur anti-bruit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lärmschutzwand"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Lärmschutzwall"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barriera antirumore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barriera acustica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bullerplank"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "noise-reducing structure",
      "word": "ses bariyeri"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sound barrier"
  ],
  "word": "sound barrier"
}

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