shock wave in English

noun
1
a sharp change of pressure in a narrow region traveling through a medium, especially air, caused by explosion or by a body moving faster than sound.
At the site of the eruption the bang surely would have been deadly on its own, purely from sound pressure, like the shock wave of an atomic bomb.
noun
    blast wave

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1. Indirect Shock Wave!

2. Shock wave approaching.

3. shock-wave generators;

4. Lastly, a perpendicular, a parallel magnetohydrodynamics shock wave and aerodynamic shock wave are discuss...

5. Acoustic/shock wave attenuating assembly

6. The shock wave means 100 megatons.

7. Toward a shock-wave fusion reactor

8. Disclosed is an ultrasonic shock wave head for use in lithotripsy, comprising a shock wave source (2) and an acoustic lens (6) for focusing the ultrasonic shock wave generated by the shock wave source (2). A bearing housing (8) for the shock wave source (2) is molded onto said acoustic lens (6) as a single piece.

9. We are clear of the shock wave.

10. Brace for shock wave, bow to stern.

11. Negative, sir.The subspace shock wave originated at bearing

12. Active non-implantable devices for shock-wave therapy (lithotripsy)

13. Laser chamber with minimized acoustic and shock wave disturbances

14. There'll be a massive shock wave on our tail.

15. What do absorption rates have to do with shock wave control?

16. The shock wave tenderizes and at least partially sterilizes the meat.

17. A full minute later the shock wave slams into the sea.

18. Research on production of air blast shock wave and its propagation rule.

19. Mach number, critical Mach number, compressibility buffet, shock wave, aerodynamic heating, area rule;

20. The underlying physical principle and the shock wave machine have been described elsewhere.

21. Once a nucleation has occurred, the acoustic shock wave is picked up by microphones.

22. The blast and resulting shock wave killed 30 people and injured more than 2,200.

23. An inflator (20) from which gas is released using a shock wave is provided.

24. The activating and sintering characteristics of hydroxyapatite agglomerate treated by shock wave were studied.

25. Methods and apparatuses for generating a steerable pressure field in a shock wave lithotripter

26. To date, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been successfully used with awake anaesthesia.

27. Shatalov surmises that the shock wave from another plane's sonic boom was to blame.

28. Detonation velocity is the speed with which the detonation shock wave travels through the explosive.

29. However, Allen demonstrated that a blunt body, although it had greater drag, would have a detached shock wave which would transfer far less heat to the vehicle than the traditional shape with its attached shock wave.

30. Described herein are shock wave devices and methods for the treatment of calcified heart valves.

31. The shock wave was felt even in my plane, several miles away from the harbor.

32. An air space at least partially surrounding the outer tank helps to contain the shock wave.

33. Acoustic pressure wave/shock wave mediated processing of biological tissue, and systems, apparatuses, and methods therefor

34. The first case is an example for relaxation to favour the formation of a shock wave.

35. Monday the London Metal Exchange base metals are mostly out of shock wave of market consolidation.

36. It has important technological value and good prospect for conducting research on shock wave compression technique.

37. A shock wave raced across the city and its waterways, knocking sailboats flat in the water.

38. A remarkable new treatment introduced in Munich, Germany, in 1980, is called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

39. Fracturing device using shock wave of plasma reaction and method for extracting shale gas using same

40. Both groups of patients received navigated and X-ray-assisted, focused shock-wave treatment at weekly intervals.

41. The “sonic boom” is heard along the flight path wherever the shock wave intersects with the ground

42. Another technique more commonly used today, called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), requires no surgery at all.

43. In 1914 C.E. this earth was struck by a shock wave from which it has never recovered.

44. The rising slope of Fort Needham protected some areas from the immediate effects of the shock wave.

45. Explosion field of FAE are divided into three zones: cloud zone, boundary zone and shock wave zone.

46. As this strong shock wave races outward from the impact site, it raises a storm of dust.

47. The sharp release of pressure, after the buildup by the shock wave, is heard as the sonic boom.

48. ∙nucleon−1 incident momentum are studied by means of the photoemulsion technique, to search for shock-wave phenomena.

49. Transmission and reflexion of plane acoustic waves through a longitudinal shock wave in elastic isotropic solids are investigated.

50. Further, the angled reflector (116, 118) may have a reflective surface with acoustic and shock wave absorbing properties.