bow shock
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bow shock
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Early readings from the spacecraft's magnetometers may have detected Mars' bow shock, the region where the solar wind interacts with the planet's magnetic environment.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Scientists are now actively looking for bow shock structures in our galaxy caused by the central black hole activities from thousands of years ago, so as to trace the history of our galactic black hole.
From Space Scoop • Jun. 2, 2025
Image: Artist impression of a black hole system generating powerful jets and a massive bow shock structure.
From Space Scoop • Jun. 2, 2025
In this process, a bow shock may have formed at the top of the cluster from the dust surrounding the cluster, similar to the tip of a ship in the water.
From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023
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