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Rareshockwave
The correct spelling is shockwave.
How to pronounce shockwave
noun
Say it like: Sho-kwa-ve
The correct spelling is shockwave. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.Any violent disturbance.
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