Bow Shock Definition

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noun
A shock wave produced when a moving object emits particles or waves into the medium through which it is moving.
American Heritage

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

Wiktionary
Bow wave.
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Noun

Singular:
bow shock
Plural:
bow-shocks

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