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countershock

countershock noun: a shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse.

Noun

countershock (plural countershocks)

  1. A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse
    • This kind of break by countershock in the haft occurs on Paleoindian bifacial point and has been reproduced experimentally on replicas of Paleoindian and Solutrean shouldered points [63 ].2015 July 11, “The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort at Sibudu and Blombos: Understanding Middle Stone Age Technologies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of countershock

pluralcountershocks

Origin of countershock

From counter- + shock.

Questions about countershock

What does countershock mean?
Countershock means a shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse.
What part of speech is countershock?
Countershock is a noun.
What is the plural of countershock?
The plural of countershock is countershocks.

Words near countershock in the dictionary

  1. countershafted
  2. countershafting
  3. countershafts
  4. countershed
  5. countersheds
  6. countershock
  7. countershocks
  8. countershot
  9. countershots
  10. countershout
  11. countershouts

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