(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

plural of anti-shock

Alternative form of antishock

Alternative form of antishock