shock wave en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
- 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.
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(figuratively) Any violent disturbance.
As we have seen, economic earthquakes often result in political shockwaves. […] He highlights a correlation between those states with the highest robot density and those states that unexpectedly swung behind Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, namely Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
2019 July 11, John Thornhill, “Does tech threaten to rerun the worst of the Industrial Revolution?”, in Financial Times:To lose against Liverpool is a painful business at any time but to be on the receiving end of what was a record defeat in this fixture will send shock waves through Old Trafford.
2023 March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shock waves | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shockwave | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (54)
fi iskuaalto (powerful compression wave) · ga tonn turrainge (powerful compression wave) · it onda d'urto (powerful compression wave) · nn sjokkbølgje (powerful compression wave) · be ударная хваля (powerful compression wave) · af skokgolf (powerful compression wave) · cmn 激波 (powerful compression wave) · bn ঘাত তরঙ্গ (powerful compression wave) · hy հարվածային ալիք (powerful compression wave) · eu talka-uhin (powerful compression wave) · sv chockfront (powerful compression wave) · ms gelombang kejutan (powerful compression wave) · ro undă de șoc (powerful compression wave) · lt smūginė banga (powerful compression wave) · uz zarba toʻlqini (powerful compression wave) · gl onda de choque (powerful compression wave) · tr şok dalgası (powerful compression wave) · da chokbølge (powerful compression wave) · fr onde de choc (powerful compression wave) · cmn 震波 (powerful compression wave) · bg ударна вълна (powerful compression wave) · pt onda de choque (powerful compression wave) · nl schokgolf (powerful compression wave) · pl fala uderzeniowa (powerful compression wave) · eo ŝokondo (powerful compression wave) · cmn 衝擊波 /冲击波 (powerful compression wave) · nn sjokkbylgje (powerful compression wave) · vi sóng xung kích (powerful compression wave) · ka დარტყმითი ტალღა (powerful compression wave) · ja 衝撃波 (powerful compression wave) · kk соққы толқыны (powerful compression wave) · th คลื่นกระแทก (powerful compression wave) · az zərbə dalğası (powerful compression wave) · ru уда́рная волна́ (powerful compression wave) · he גל הלם (powerful compression wave) · yue 衝擊波 /冲击波 (powerful compression wave) · de Schockwelle (powerful compression wave) · uk ударна хвиля (powerful compression wave) · nb sjokkbølge (powerful compression wave) · fa موج ضربهای (powerful compression wave) · ca ona de xoc (powerful compression wave) · fi paineaalto (powerful compression wave) · id gelombang kejut (powerful compression wave) · et lööklaine (powerful compression wave) · es onda expansiva (powerful compression wave) · sv chockvåg (powerful compression wave) · de Stoßwelle (powerful compression wave) · ko 충격파 (powerful compression wave) · cs rázová vlna (powerful compression wave) · es onda de shock (powerful compression wave) · es onda de choque (powerful compression wave) · pl fala uderzeniowa (any violent disturbance) · hu lökéshullám (powerful compression wave) · ar موجة صادمة (powerful compression wave)