Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shockfront

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shock-front
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the leading edge of a shock wave; the rapidly expanding interface between a pressure disturbance created, for example, by an explosion and the surrounding environment.

Etymology

From shock + front.

Inflected Forms

shockfronts (plural) shock front (alternative)

Questions

What does shockfront mean?: the leading edge of a shock wave; the rapidly expanding interface between a pressure disturbance created, for example, by an explosion and the surrounding environment.
Where does shockfront come from?: From shock + front.

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