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Noun Concept
Categories: Explosion protection, Shock waves, Astrophysics, Fluid dynamics
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shock wave  blast wave  Attached shock  blast front  Blastwave
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A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity WordNet 3.0
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A region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In fluid dynamics, a blast wave is the increased pressure and flow resulting from the deposition of a large amount of energy in a small, very localised volume. Wikipedia
In physics, a shock wave, or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the medium. Wikipedia
Type of propagating disturbance in a fluid, gas, or plasma medium. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Propagating disturbance Wikidata
Wave resulting from localized energy release Wikidata
A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound. Wiktionary
A powerful compression wave. Wiktionary (translation)
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The explosion created a shock wave WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet