SHOCK WAVES meaning: Rapid pressure changes causing disturbances

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shock wave)

▸ noun: (physics) A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
▸ noun: (figuratively) Any violent disturbance.
▸ Also see shock_wave

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