(DoD, NATO) Of or pertaining to the speed of a body in a surrounding fluid when the relative speed of the fluid is subsonic in some places and supersonic in others. This is encountered when passing from subsonic to supersonic speed and vice versa. See also speed of sound.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). transonic. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/transonic/definitions/1964507 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "transonic" http://smartdefine.org/transonic/definitions/1964507 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "transonic" 4 April 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/transonic/definitions/1964507> |