Meaning of intersonic | Babel Free

Definitions

Having a speed between that of the dilational wave and the shear wave

not-comparable

Examples

“We demonstrate that if the coefficient of friction is high enough, the sliding localizes within stick-slip pulses, which transform into opening waves propagating at intersonic speed in the direction of sliding or, for high Poisson's ratios, at supersonic speed in the opposite one.”

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