ALL meanings of bow shock
bow shock
B b - noun bow shock the shock front along which the solar wind encounters a planet's magnetic field. 1
- noun bow shock (fluid dynamics) a shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed. 0
- noun bow shock (astronomy) the region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic. 0
- noun bow shock bow wave. 0