HyperDic: blast_wave

English > 1 sense of the expression blast wave:
NOUNeventblast wave, shock wavea region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity
English > blast wave: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity.
Synonymshock wave
Narrowersonic boomAn explosive sound caused by the shock wave of an airplane traveling faster than the speed of sound
Broaderwave, undulation(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Spanishonda de choque, onda expansiva
Catalanona de xoc

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