POSITIVE PHASE OF THE SHOCK WAVE

Meaning of POSITIVE PHASE OF THE SHOCK WAVE in English

The period during which the pressure rises very sharply to a value that is higher than ambient and then decreases rapidly to the ambient pressure. See also negative phase of the shock wave.

DOD English dictionary of military terms. Английский словарь военных терминов DOD. 2012

POSITIVE — adj positive (1. as in positive law; 2. real, actual; 3. [ specif: Alg., Elec., etc..] not negative); philosophia positive …
Interlingua English vocab
WAVE — I In oceanography, a ridge or swell on the surface of a body of water, normally having a forward motion …
Английский словарь Британика
WAVE — I. ˈwāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waven, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOCK — I. ˈshäk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch schoc, schocke heap, pile, group of sixty, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSITIVE — I. ˈpäzəd.iv, -z(ə)tiv adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French positif, from Latin positivus, from positus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHASE — I. ˈfāz noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek phasech, phasek, from Hebrew pesaḥ — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSITIVE — (a.) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling …
Английский словарь Webster
POSITIVE — ( a. ) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAVE — — waveless , adj. — wavelessly , adv. — wavingly , adv. — wavelike , adj. /wayv/ , n. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCK — shock 1 — shockable , adj. — shockability , n. — shockedness , n. — shocklike , adj. /shok/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSITIVE — — positiveness , n. /poz"i tiv/ , adj. 1. explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHASE — — phaseless , adj. — phasic, phaseal , adj. /fayz/ , n. , v. , phased, phasing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCK — I. ˈshäk noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle High German schoc heap Date: 14th century : a pile of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSITIVE — I. ˈpä-zə-tiv, ˈpäz-tiv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin positivus, from positus, past participle of ponere Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAVE — vi water; a body of water. 2. wave ·noun woe. 3. wave ·vt ·see waive. 4. wave ·vi unevenness; inequality …
Webster English vocab
SHOCK — adj bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. 2. shock ·vi to be occupied with making shocks. 3. shock ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
POSITIVE — adj electro-positive. 2. positive ·noun the positive degree or form. 3. positive ·noun that which settles by absolute appointment. 4. …
Webster English vocab
PHASE — noun any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases. 2. …
Webster English vocab
SHOCK — [shock] n [ME; akin to MHG schoc heap] (14c): a pile of sheaves of grain or stalks of Indian corn …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSITIVE — [pos.i.tive] adj [ME, fr. MF positif, fr. L positivus, fr. positus, pp. of ponere] (14c) 1 a: formally laid down …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAVE — on a body of water, a ridge or swell on the surface, normally having a forward motion distinct from the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOCK — in physiology, failure of the circulatory system to supply sufficient blood to peripheral tissues to meet basic metabolic requirements for …
Britannica English vocabulary
PHASE — in thermodynamics, chemically and physically uniform or homogeneous quantity of matter that can be separated mechanically from a nonhomogeneous mixture …
Britannica English vocabulary
POSITIVE — positive BrE AmE ˈpɒz ət ɪv -ɪt-; ˈpɒz tɪv AmE \ ˈpɑːz ət̬ ɪv ˈpɑːz tɪv ▷ positive|ly li —but …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAVE — / weɪv; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF WATER 1. [ C ] a raised line of water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK — / ʃɒk; NAmE ʃɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun SURPRISE 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSITIVE — / ˈpɒzətɪv; NAmE ˈpɑːz-/ adjective , noun ■ adjective CONFIDENT 1. positive (about sth) thinking about what is good in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PHASE — / feɪz; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a stage in a process of change or development : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. wave 1 S3 W2 /weɪv/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SEA [countable] a line of raised water that moves …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCK — I. shock 1 S2 W2 /ʃɒk $ ʃɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ shocked , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSITIVE — I. pos ‧ i ‧ tive 1 S2 W2 AC /ˈpɒzətɪv, ˈpɒzɪtɪv $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PHASE — I. phase 1 W2 AC /feɪz/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: phasis …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the emotions, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
POSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PHASE — n. & v. --n. 1 a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development. 2 each of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAVE — v. & n. v. 1 a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOCK — n. & v. n. 1 a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the emotions, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
POSITIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PHASE — n. & v. n. 1 a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development. 2 each of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAVE — v. & n. --v. 1. a intr. (often foll. by to) move a hand etc. to and fro in greeting …
Oxford English vocab
SHOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a violent collision, impact, tremor, etc. 2 a sudden and disturbing effect on the …
Oxford English vocab
POSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. formally or explicitly stated; definite, unquestionable (positive proof). 2 (of a person) convinced, confident, or …
Oxford English vocab
PHASE — n. & v. --n. 1. a distinct period or stage in a process of change or development. 2 each of …
Oxford English vocab
WAVE — ( waves, waving, waved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK — ( shocks, shocking, shocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSITIVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you are positive about things, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crime wave (= a sudden increase in crime in an area ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOCK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PHASE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phase/stage of a project ▪ The first phase of the project was due …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAVE — Synonyms and related words : Afro, accost, address, advertise, affect, air, ambages, amplitude, anfractuosity, antinode, barber, be poised, beat, beat …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOCK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOCK — I. noun 1 extreme surprise ADJECTIVE ▪ awful ( esp. BrE ), big , considerable ( esp. BrE ), dreadful …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
POSITIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a positive response : AFFIRMATIVE, favourable, good, approving, enthusiastic, supportive, encouraging. do something positive : CONSTRUCTIVE, practical, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PHASE — 1. The offset of one's waking-sleeping schedule with respect to the standard 24-hour cycle; a useful concept among people who …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
POSITIVE — adj. 1 sure, certain, definite, unequivocal, categorical, absolute, unqualified, unambiguous, unmistakable or unmistakeable, clear-cut, clear, explicit, express, decisive, indisputable, indubitable, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PHASE — 1. n. The offset of one's waking-sleeping schedule with respect to the standard 24-hour cycle; a useful concept among people …
Jargon File English vocabulary
WAVE — 1. сущ. 1) вал, волна the waves поэт. ≈ море the sound of the waves breaking on the shore ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) удар, толчок; сотрясение to absorb, cushion a shock ≈ смягчить удар Syn : concussion, shaking 2) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSITIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) позитивный, реальный, прямо выраженный, точный - positive philosophy Syn : stated, explicit, express, definite, precise, practical, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PHASE — 1. сущ. 1) а) фаза , стадия, период; этап; ступень развития, фазис to begin, enter a phase ≈ вступить в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAVE — wave.ogg 1. weıv n 1. волна, вал breaking waves - прибой wave marks - следы прибоя the wave(s) - поэт. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOCK — shock.ogg _I 1. ʃɒk n 1. 1> удар; толчок terrific sudden, violent shock - ужасный внезапный, мощный удар to absorb …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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