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shockfront

shockfront noun: the leading edge of a shock wave; the rapidly expanding interface between a pressure disturbance created, for example, by an explosion and the surrounding environment.

Noun

shockfront (plural shockfronts)

  1. the leading edge of a shock wave; the rapidly expanding interface between a pressure disturbance created, for example, by an explosion and the surrounding environment.

Forms of shockfront

pluralshockfronts
alternative formshock front

Origin of shockfront

From shock + front.

Questions about shockfront

What does shockfront mean?
Shockfront means the leading edge of a shock wave; the rapidly expanding interface between a pressure disturbance created, for example, by an explosion and the surrounding environment.
What part of speech is shockfront?
Shockfront is a noun.
What is the plural of shockfront?
The plural of shockfront is shockfronts.

Words near shockfront in the dictionary

  1. shocketh
  2. Shockey
  3. Shockeys
  4. shockfic
  5. shockfics
  6. shockfront
  7. shockfronts
  8. shockhead
  9. shockheaded
  10. shockheads
  11. shockie

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