Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shock diamond

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: shock- -di-a-mond
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the diamond-shaped wave patterns that appear in the supersonic exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system, such as a supersonic jet engine or rocket, when it is operated in an atmosphere.

Inflected Forms

shock diamonds (plural)

Synonyms

Mach diamond thrust diamond

Questions

What does shock diamond mean?: Any of the diamond-shaped wave patterns that appear in the supersonic exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system, such as a supersonic jet engine or rocket, when it is operated in an atmosphere.

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