compression wave
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of compression wave
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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My throat clamped up, a compression wave that traveled down my chest and into my stomach.
From Literature
He even had some prescient hunches about the mechanism of blast’s effects: the compression wave, the concussion and the toxic gases.
From New York Times
It’s referred to as a compression wave.
From New York Times
He knew the compression wave caused by his movement would warn all living creatures.
From Project Gutenberg
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