Shock caused by extreme excitability of the parasympathetic nervous system. This hyperexcitability is caused by severe pain and results in an extreme slowing of heartbeat and pulse, leading to a dangerous drop in blood pressure and hence shock.

(astronomy) The boundary marking one of the outer limits of the Sun's influence, where the solar wind dramatically slows. / (by extension, astronomy) That point for space around any star.

(fluid dynamics) A shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed. / (astronomy) The region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic.

(anthropology, sociology) A state of anxious confusion experienced by someone exposed to an alien or unfamiliar environment.

A website intended to offend or shock, containing frightening and/or distasteful content of a pornographic, scatological, or grotesquely violent nature. In most cases, it displays a particular picture most prominently; some shock sites also show animations or image galleries.

plural of shock site

(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. / Any violent disturbance.

plural of shock paddle

(biology) The response of an organism to a rapid rise in temperature

Alternative form of antishock