A continuously propagated pressure wave in the surrounding medium which may be air, water, or earth, initiated by the expansion of hot gases produced by a nuclear explosion. See; Overpressure.
a pressure pulse that is initiated by the expansion of hot gases produced in an explosion and that is continuously propagated in the medium surrounding the explosion
A compression wave, such as that produced by an explosion. In supersonic flows, shock waves form boundaries over which large pressure differences occur.
conical pattern in space produced when an object moves at supersonic speed in a gaseous medium and creates a disturbed wake.
a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
a compression wave over which the properties of the gas, e
a pattern of changes in the form of motion of the particles in a medium, where the location of the change may move at a different speed or direction than the particles themselves
a pressure disturbance and is received by the ear as a noise or clap
a strong perturbation propagating at supersonic speeds
a strong pressure wave in any elastic medium such as air, water, or a solid substance, produced by supersonic aircraft, explosions, lightning, or other phenomena that create violent changes in pressure
a wave formed of a zone of extremely high pressure within a fluid, especially one such as the atmosphere, that propagates through the fluid at supersonic speed, i
a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body
discontinuity in the flow of a fluid (including a gas or plasma) marked by an abrupt increase in pressure, temperature, and flow velocity at the shock front.
A region of abrupt change in pressure and density moving ahead of the aircraft as a wave front at or above the speed of sound. Fr: onde de choc
a front marked by an abrupt change in pressure caused by an object moving faster than the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is traveling; at the front, there is a jump in density, temperature, and pressure and chemical reaction rates may increase.
A shock wave is a very strong pressure wave in any elastic medium (such as air, water, or a solid), produced by supersonic craft, lightning, explosions, or other extreme phenomena that create sudden, huge changes in pressure.
When the solar wind encounters Earth's magnetic field, it is deflected and a shock wave is produced. The location and shape of this shock wave is similar to that of the wave caused by the bow of a boat as it moves across the surface of a body of water. This shock wave is called the bow shock and marks the transition from undisturbed to disturbed solar wind. Its front lies on the sunward side between 10 and 15 earth radii from Earth.
pressure wave produced in a fluid when an immersed body, or an explosive compression phenomenon, propagate at a speed larger than the speed of sound in that fluid. The speed of sound is a speed at which the molecules of the fluid move in order to transmit from one point to another a pressure change.
a wall of compressed air created as the result of a nuclear explosion. Signature-an identifying characteristic that allows a defense system to detect an attacking nuclear weapon.
A transient pressure pulse that propagates at supersonic velocity. See Blast, Blast Wave, Overpressure.
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.
A high-pressure wave that travels at supersonic speeds. Shock waves are usually produced by an explosion.
A shock wave (or simply "shock") is a type of propagating disturbance. Like an ordinary wave, a shock wave carries energy and can propagate through a medium (solid, liquid or gas), or, in special cases, through a field such as the electromagnetic field in the absence of a physical medium. Shock waves are characterized by an abrupt change (a discontinuity) in the characteristics of the medium (such as pressure or temperature) as a positive step function.
Shock Wave is a book written by Clive Cussler. First published in 1996, it is the thirteenth book in Cussler's Dirk Pitt series.
