English Explanatory Dictionary

shock wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
  2. Any violent disturbance.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shock wave.wav

Word forms

shock wave shock waves shockwave

Related words

shock front
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