shock front

American  

noun

1. the forward boundary surface of a shock wave.

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Etymology

Origin of shock front

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

As they looked through the data, the team found that the shock front kept colliding with the disc, disturbing its rhythm, causing tiny streams of gas to fly outwards.

From Space Scoop

Image: Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk distorted by a shock front created by an expanding bubble.

From Space Scoop

Supershear quakes send intense shaking farther from the epicenter and strike twice, according to Elbanna -- a sharp initial blow from the shock front followed by the trailing waves.

From Science Daily

The international team has uncovered a dual nature behind the shock front, previously unknown to astronomers.

From Science Daily

Eventually pressure from interstellar matter checks the heliosphere's expansion, creating a boundary—preceded by an enormous shock front, the “termination shock”—with interstellar space.

From Scientific American