shock wave
About 1.25 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun 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.
- noun Any violent disturbance.
Similar words
shockwave shock compression wave antishock shockfront sound wave wave drag wave s-wave seismic wave
Word family
shock waves
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