Word: transonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: tran
son
ic
Definition: Travelling through a fluid (commonly air) at a speed where regions of supersonic and subsonic flow coexist simultaneously over different portions of the surface of the moving object in question.
Morphemes:
Affix: trans-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trāns
Language: la
Decoded: trans
Meaning: across, on the far side, beyond
Affix: sonic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having a speed approaching that of the speed of sound in air.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sonus
Language: la
Decoded: sonus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sound, noise; pitch; speech