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bow shock

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Meaning

(fluid dynamics) A shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed.

(astronomy) The region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic.

A bow wave.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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detached shock

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termination shock

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Bow shock Infrared image and artist's concept of the bow shock around R Hydrae main The bow shock forms the outermost layer of the magnetosphere; the boundary between the magnetosphere and the ambient medium. Source: Internet

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