English Dictionary

bow shock

/ˈbaʊʃɑk/

noun

(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.

The spacecraft encountered a massive bow shock as it entered the planet's atmosphere.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

A bow wave.