Sonic or Sonics may refer to:

Companies

Sonic Drive-In Sonic Corporation, founded as Sonic Drive-In and more commonly known as Sonic (stylized as SONIC), or "The Drive-In," is an American drive-in fast food restaurant Chain store, chain owned by Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's and Buf ...

, an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain * Sonic (ISP), an Internet provider and CLEC, serving more than 100 California communities * Sonic Foundry, a computer software company which develops programs for editing audio and video *

Sonic Healthcare Sonic Healthcare Limited is a Sydney-based, Australian company that provides laboratory services, pathology, and radiology services. Scope Sonic Healthcare Limited has a presence in Australia, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, Germ ...

, a company that provides laboratory pathology and radiology services * Sonic Solutions, a company operating in digital-media markets *

Sonic Team is a video game developer owned by the Japanese video game company Sega as part of its Sega CS Research and Development No. 2 division. Sonic Team is best known for the long-running '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and games such as '' Nights ...

, a developer of video games *SONIC, a brand name of

Sega, S.A. SONIC Sega, S.A. SONIC (also known as Segasa and Segasa d.b.a. Sonic) was a Spanish coin-operated amusement machines company established by Sega Enterprises-related shareholders incorporated by Bertram Leroy Siegel as MD in March 1968, which lasted until ...

Arts and Entertainment

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Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers mo ...

'', a Sega video game franchise **

Sonic the Hedgehog (character) is a title character and the main protagonist of the video game series of the same name published by Sega, and appears in numerous spin-off comics, animations, and other media. He is an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who can run at superson ...

, the titular character of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise started in 1991 ** ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (1991 video game), the first video game in the franchise. It was made for the Sega Genesis. ** ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (film), the 2020 film based on the franchise and its sequel, ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (film). *

Sonic screwdriver The sonic screwdriver is a fictional multi-tool, multifunctional tool in the British television science fiction, British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, used by The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor. Like th ...

, a fictional tool in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * Nickelodeon Sonic, an Indian children's television channel *Sonic "Boom Boom" Renaldi, a character in the '' Speed Racer'' film adaptation

Music

* The Sonics, an American band * CHDI-FM, a radio station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, named SONiC 102.9 * CKKS-FM, a radio station in Chilliwack/Abbotsford/Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Science and technology

*Sonics, a branch of

acoustics Acoustics is a branch of physics that deals with the study of mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician ...

Theory of sonics The theory of sonics is a branch of continuum mechanics which describes the transmission of mechanical energy through vibrations. The birth of the theory of sonics is the publication of the book ''A treatise on transmission of power by vibrations' ...

, a branch of continuum mechanics * Sonic boom, an audible component of a shock wave in air *

Supersonic Supersonic speed is the speed of an object that exceeds the speed of sound ( Mach 1). For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C (68 °F) at sea level, this speed is approximately . Speeds greater than five times ...

speed *

Hypersonic In aerodynamics, a hypersonic speed is one that exceeds 5 times the speed of sound, often stated as starting at speeds of Mach 5 and above. The precise Mach number at which a craft can be said to be flying at hypersonic speed varies, since in ...

speed *

Sonic hedgehog Sonic hedgehog protein (SHH) is encoded for by the ''SHH'' gene. The protein is named after the character ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. This signaling molecule is key in regulating embryonic morphogenesis in all animals. SHH controls organogenesis and ...

, a gene and protein named after Sonic the Hedgehog *

SONIC (Ethernet controller) SONIC (System-Oriented Network Interface Controller) DP83932 is a National Semiconductor 10 Mbit/s Ethernet controller. In the early 1990s, integrated ethernet subsystems based on the SONIC controller were used in computer workstations such as the M ...

, a 10 Mbit/s ethernet controller *

SONiC (operating system) The Software for Open Networking in the Cloud or alternatively abbreviated and stylized as SONiC, is a free and open source network operating system based on Linux. It was originally developed by Microsoft and the Open Compute Project. In 2022, M ...

, free and open source network operating system developed by Microsoft *

SonicStage SonicStage is a discontinued software product from Sony that is used for managing portable devices when they are plugged into a computer running Microsoft Windows. It comprises a music player and library manager, similar to iTunes, Windows Media Pl ...

, a computer program

Sports

* Seattle SuperSonics, a National Basketball Association team, relocated to Oklahoma as the Thunder * Sonic Motor Racing Services, an Australian motor racing team

Vehicles

* Sonic (train), the name of a Japanese express train * Chevrolet Sonic, the North American successor to the Chevrolet Aveo *

Honda Sonic The Honda Sonic is a ''125 cc'', later ''150 cc'' underbone motorcycle designed for the Southeast Asian market by Honda. It is the part of the Nova series of sports oriented underbone motorbikes produced since the mid-1990s. Engine T ...

, an underbone motorcycle *

Moyes Sonic The Moyes Sonic is an Australia, Australian high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Moyes Delta Gliders of Botany, New South Wales. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete a ...

, an Australian hang glider design *

Sonic 23 The Sonic 23 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Joseph D'Alessio and first built in 1981. Production The boat was built by Sonic Sailboats Limited in Canada starting in 1981, but is now out of production. Design The Sonic 23 i ...