bow-wave system

  • 1bow wave — bou noun 1. : the wave on either side of the bow of a ship under way 2. : shock wave * * * /bow/ 1. the wave generated on either side of a vessel s bow by its forward movement through the water. 2. a type of shock wave formed in front of a body… …

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  • 2Bow shock — A bow shock is a boundary between a magnetosphere and an ambient medium. For stars, this is typically the boundary between their stellar wind and the interstellar medium.In a planetary magnetosphere, the bow shock is the boundary at which the… …

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  • 3Shock wave — Bombshock redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Micromasters#Bombshock. For other uses, see shockwave. Schlieren photograph of an attached shock on a sharp nosed supersonic body. A shock wave (also called shock front or simply shock …

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  • 4Sky Bow — The Sky Bow series of surface to air missiles were developed by the Republic of China (Taiwan) and are currently in used for air defense purposes. Contents 1 Development 2 Sky Bow I 2.1 General characteristics …

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  • 5Mesoscale convective system — A shelf cloud such as this one can be a sign that a squall is imminent A mesoscale convective system (MCS) is a complex of thunderstorms that becomes organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms but smaller than extratropical… …

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  • 6Heat wave of 2006 derecho series — The heat wave of 2006 derecho series was a series of severe wind events associated with powerful thunderstorms, known as derechos, that occurred in a five day period between July 17 and July 21, 2006. The first storms took place across a wide… …

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  • 7Clara Bow — in Rough House Rosie (1927) Born Clara Gordon Bow July 29, 1905(1905 07 29) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Died …

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  • 8Moreton wave — Animation of a Moreton wave which occurred on December 6, 2006 A Moreton wave is the chromospheric signature of a large scale solar coronal shock wave. Described as a kind of solar tsunami ,[1] they are generated by solar flares. They are named… …

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  • 9Ship gun fire-control system — Mk 37 Director c1944 with Mk 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mk 22 orange peel Ship gun fire control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical …

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  • 10ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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