shockwaves
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shockwaves noun
- A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
- Any violent disturbance.
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lithotripsyextracorporealreverberationsripplesturbulenceturmoiltumultripple effecttremorsmaelstromsonic boomshockfalloutfireballfirestormaftershock
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