bow shock
See also: bowshock
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaʊʃɑk/
Noun
bow shock (plural bow shocks)
- (fluid dynamics) a shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed
- (astronomy) the region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic
- bow wave
Synonyms
- (aviation, fluid dynamics): detached shock
Coordinate terms
(astronomy): heliopause, heliosheath, heliosphere
Related terms
- (astronomy): termination shock
Translations
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See also
- (astronomy): interstellar space
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