Antishock

Quick meaning: Antishock is an adjective meaning That counteracts or reduces shock, or its effects.

Meaning

That counteracts or reduces shock, or its effects.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A shock wave that gains energy when fluid flows through the shock front.
2. (uncountable) A cushioning system for counteracting shock.
3. (countable, uncountable) A drug that works to counter the effects of physical shock.

Example Sentences

We all need some antishock, Doctor.

For unconditioned dynamics antishocks are unstable and dissolve into a rarefaction wave.

...with 60-second antishock is its best-seller, taking up more than 70 percent of total output.

Here the shock is associated with the wavelike property of a system, while the antishock is a consequence of a tendency toward instability.

Word Forms

• anti-shock
• antishocks

Related Words

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