adj. passing from subsonic to supersonic, or vice versa
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adj. (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level
Word Usage
"Bullets become unstable when they travel through the "transonic" stage (where the bullet goes from being supersonic to subsonic) the reason for this as best as I understand is due to the change in the way the air flows over the grooves in the bullet that the rifling engraves in its surface."