Meaning of the word hypersonic in English

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hypersonic

US /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈsɑː.nɪk/
UK /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈsɑː.nɪk/

Adjective

1.

traveling, or designed to travel, more than five times faster than the speed of sound:

Example:
NASA successfully completed its first hypersonic flight since the 1960s.
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