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Meanings of
shock wave
in English
Russian
ударная волна
Portuguese
onda de choque
Spanish
ondas de choque
Catalan
ona de xoc
Back to the meaning
Propagating disturbance.
shock
shock waves
Russian
ударная волна
Portuguese
onda de choque
Spanish
onda expansiva
Back to the meaning
A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity.
blast wave
Portuguese
onda de choque
Usage of
shock wave
in English
1
The
shock
wave
caught him from the side, tumbling him over wildly.
2
Bad. He blinks, and warning scorches the air like a
shock
wave
.
3
There had been no explosion, no
shock
wave
rumbling through the rock.
4
And she's not even standing in the path of the
shock
wave
.
5
Some little press of a
shock
wave
,
a whisper-thin breath of atmosphere.
6
She said: The smooth spherical cloud is water condensation in the
shock
wave
.
7
A nova
shock
wave
would take several minutes to reach Earth.
8
It was time for the start of the second
shock
wave
.
9
Last week's results have sent a
shock
wave
through Labour and progressives everywhere.
10
The plane trembled from the
shock
wave
,
but stayed on course.
11
The
shock
wave
of events moves across time like ripples on a pond.
12
An immense ripple of power burst through the room like a
shock
wave
.
13
The smooth spherical cloud is water condensation in the
shock
wave
.
14
The gully saved her life as the sky-splitting
shock
wave
rolled over her.
15
They won't know it, but they'll be giving me the second
shock
wave
.
16
Opal was that much further behind the leading edge of the culture-
shock
wave
.
Other examples for "shock wave"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
shock
wave
shock
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
shock wave
Russian
ударная волна
взрывная волна
Portuguese
onda de choque
Spanish
ondas de choque
onda de choque
onda expansiva
Catalan
ona de xoc
Shock wave
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