drag vs sound barrier

sound barrier vs drag

drag and sound barrier both are nouns.

drag is a verb but sound barrier is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drag	Yes	No	Yes	No
sound barrier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sound barrier is a hyponym of drag; that is, sound barrier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drag:

drag: the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
sound barrier: the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound

Other hyponyms of drag include sonic barrier, windage.

drag (noun)	sound barrier (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
something tedious and boring
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	sound barrier (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
suck in or take (air)
pull, as against a resistance
draw slowly or heavily
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
to lag or linger behind
walk without lifting the feet
move slowly and as if with great effort
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Difference between drag and sound barrier

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