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noun
A shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fluid-dynamics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
A bow wave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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Across languages
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