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oblique shock

oblique shock noun: a shock wave that, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow direction.

Noun

oblique shock (plural oblique shocks)

  1. A shock wave that, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow direction.

Forms of oblique shock

pluraloblique shocks

Questions about oblique shock

What does oblique shock mean?
Oblique shock means a shock wave that, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the incident upstream flow direction.
What part of speech is oblique shock?
Oblique shock is a noun.
What is the plural of oblique shock?
The plural of oblique shock is oblique shocks.

Words near oblique shock in the dictionary

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  8. oblique spaceship
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  10. oblique speech
  11. oblique sphere

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