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Wave of matter, which may be generated by a star, which pushes material outward into the surrounding molecular cloud. The material tends to pile up, forming a rapidly-expanding shell of dense gas.
Ãâó: astronomy.nju.edu.cn/astron/AT3/GLOSS_S.HTM
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| shock wave |
The compression wave formed whenever the speed of a projectile relative to air or other medium exceeds that at which the medium can transmit sound.
Ãâó: beasafehunter.org/HunterEd/glossary.html
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| shock wave l. |
extracorporeal shock wave l.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| shock wave |
A series of air waves that form in front of a fast moving plane. In order to travel faster than sound the plane must push through these waves. This creates a sonic boom.
Ãâó: www.ueet.nasa.gov/StudentSite/vocabulary.html
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| shock wave |
The rapid expansion if air caused by the sudden and extreme heating of the air in a lightning channel during a return stroke. The shock wave continues outward for a few feet, moving faster than the speed of sound, and then slows to a sound wave, heard as thunder. The shock wave from an extremely close lightning strike can knock a person off his/her feet, and cause hearing damage and/or other injury. These shock waves can also damage objects directly struck or nearby objects. (See Thunder)
Ãâó: wvlightning.com/glossary.shtml
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