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accretion shock

accretion shock noun: a spherical shock wave that arises when material spirals inward to a gravitational source such as a star or black hole.

Noun

accretion shock (plural accretion shocks)

  1. A spherical shock wave that arises when material spirals inward to a gravitational source such as a star or black hole.

Forms of accretion shock

pluralaccretion shocks

Questions about accretion shock

What does accretion shock mean?
Accretion shock means a spherical shock wave that arises when material spirals inward to a gravitational source such as a star or black hole.
What part of speech is accretion shock?
Accretion shock is a noun.
What is the plural of accretion shock?
The plural of accretion shock is accretion shocks.

Words near accretion shock in the dictionary

  1. accretion
  2. accretion disc
  3. accretion discs
  4. accretion disk
  5. accretion disks
  6. accretion shock
  7. accretion shocks
  8. accretion-powered pulsar
  9. accretion-powered pulsars
  10. accretional
  11. accretionally

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