shock pressure

  • 1shock pressure — smūginis slėgis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. impact pressure; shock pressure vok. Stoßdruck, m rus. импульсное давление, n; ударное давление, n pranc. pression de choc, f; pression de percussion, f …

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  • 2Shock Pulse Method — Shock Pulse Method, also know as SPM, is a patented technique for using signals from rotating rolling bearings as the basis for efficient condition monitoring of machines. From the innovation of the method in 1969 it has now been further… …

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  • 3Shock jock — is a slang term used to describe a type of radio broadcaster (sometimes a disc jockey) who attracts attention using humor that a significant portion of the listening audience may find offensive. The term is usually used pejoratively to describe… …

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  • 4shock — shock1 [shäk] n. [Fr choc < choquer: see SHOCK1 the vt.] 1. the impact of persons, forces, etc. in combat or collision 2. a) a sudden, powerful concussion; violent blow, shake, or jar [the shock of an earthquake] b) the result or effect of s …

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  • 5Shock hardening — is a process used to strengthen metals and alloys, wherein a shock wave produces atomic scale defects in the material s crystalline structure. As in cold work, these defects interfere with the normal processes by which metallic materials yield… …

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  • 6shock wave — n 1.) [U and C] a very strong wave of air pressure or heat from an explosion, ↑earthquake etc ▪ The shock wave from the blast blew out 22 windows in the courthouse. 2.) shock waves strong feelings of shock that people feel when something bad… …

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  • 7shock — Ⅰ. shock [1] ► NOUN 1) a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience, or the resulting feeling. 2) an acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by loss of blood, severe burns, sudden emotional stress, etc. 3) …

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  • 8shock wave — shock waves also shockwave 1) N COUNT A shock wave is an area of very high pressure moving through the air, earth, or water. It is caused by an explosion or an earthquake, or by an object travelling faster than sound. The shock waves yesterday… …

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  • 9shock wave — shock′ wave n. 1) mer phs a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound 2) cvb a repercussion from a startling event • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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  • 10shock wave — ► NOUN ▪ an intense travelling pressure wave caused by explosion or by a body moving faster than sound …

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