SHOCK WAVE

Meaning of SHOCK WAVE in English

[shock wave] n (1907) 1: a compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to the medium through which the wave travels

2: a violent often pulsating disturbance or reaction "shock waves of rebellion"

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

SHOCK WAVE — noun Date: 1907 a compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOCK WAVE — noun 1. : blast 5b 2. : a compressional wave formed whenever the speed of a body relative to a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOCK WAVE — 1. a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOCK WAVE — high pressure area created when the movement of objects in an area creates an ultrasonic boom
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOCK WAVE — Date: 1907 1. : a compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake or explosion) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOCK WAVE — Function: noun Date: 1907 1 : a compressional wave of high amplitude caused by a shock (as from an earthquake …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOCK WAVE — ■ noun an intense travelling pressure wave caused by explosion or by a body moving faster than sound.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOCK WAVE — strong pressure wave in any elastic medium such as air, water, or a solid substance, produced by supersonic aircraft, explosions, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOCK WAVE — noun 1. a movement of very high air pressure that is caused by an explosion, earthquake , etc. 2. shock …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK WAVE — ˈshock wave BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] a very strong wave of air pressure or heat from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOCK WAVE — also shockwave ( shock waves) 1. A shock wave is an area of very high pressure moving through the air, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOCK WAVE — also shockwave (~s) 1. A ~ is an area of very high pressure moving through the air, earth, or water. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOCK WAVE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ How do we prepare for the next shock wave ? ▪ The shock wave was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOCK WAVE — n. to send a ~ (the uprising sent ~s through the country)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SHOCK WAVE — физ. ударная взрывная волна (специальное) взрывная волна; ударная волна мощная волна - * of rebellion растущая волна восстания
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK WAVE — Ударная волна
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK WAVE — 1> спец. взрывная волна; ударная волна 2> мощная волна shock wave of rebellion растущая волна восстания
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOCK WAVE — 1) ударная волна 2) скачок уплотнения
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SHOCK WAVE — 1) ударная волна 2) скачок уплотнения
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна, скачок уплотнения
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOCK WAVE — физ.ударная взрывная волна
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOCK WAVE — 1) спец. взрывная волна; ударная волна 2) мощная волна ~ of rebellion растущая волна восстания
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHOCK WAVE — 1) спец. взрывная волна; ударная волна 2> мощная волна shock wave of rebellion растущая волна восстания
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK WAVE — ударная взрывная волна
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SHOCK WAVE — ударная взрывная волна
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SHOCK WAVE — физ. ударная взрывная волна
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHOCK WAVE — физ. ударная взрывная волна
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна, скачок уплотнения
Англо-Русский физический словарь
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SHOCK WAVE — _физ. ударная взрывная волна
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHOCK WAVE — физ. ударная взрывная волна
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SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна, скачок уплотнения
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
SHOCK WAVE — Ударная волна
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SHOCK WAVE — ударная волна; взрывная волна (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
SHOCK WAVE — физ. ударная взрывная волна (специальное) взрывная волна; ударная волна мощная волна - * of rebellion растущая волна восстания
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
WAVE — Synonyms and related words : Afro, accost, address, advertise, affect, air, ambages, amplitude, anfractuosity, antinode, barber, be poised, beat, beat …
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