TERMIUM Plus®
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
SHOCK WAVE [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Piezoelectricity
- Non-Surgical Treatment
- Genitourinary Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 1, English, shock%20wave
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In piezoelectric lithotripters, the shock wave develops while the pressure pulse, generated by the piezoelectric transducer, travels toward the focus. 2, record 1, English, - shock%20wave
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shockwave
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Piézoélectricité
- Traitements non chirurgicaux
- Appareil génito-urinaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 1, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour rendre les chocs moins douloureux, [des] fabricants de matériel médical ont inventé de nouvelles façons de générer l'onde de choc, faisant appel à l'effet piézoélectrique [...] 2, record 1, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piezoelectricidad
- Tratamiento sin cirugía
- Aparato genitourinario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda de choque
1, record 1, Spanish, onda%20de%20choque
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se aplican las ondas de choque al tejido en toda la zona dolorosa con lentos movimientos giratorios con el aplicador de ondas de choque. 1, record 1, Spanish, - onda%20de%20choque
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 2, English, shock%20wave
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A disturbance in the traffic flow, such as stopping or slowing down, which usually is moving upstream with a certain speed. 1, record 2, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shock wave: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 2, English, - shock%20wave
Record 2, Key term(s)
- shockwave
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 2, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dérangement de la fluidité de la circulation, tel un arrêt ou un ralentissement, se propageant habituellement en amont à une certaine vitesse. 2, record 2, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde de choc : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 3, record 2, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Flights (Air Transport)
- Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 3, English, shock%20wave
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A region of abrupt change in pressure and density moving ahead of the aircraft as a wave front at or above the speed of sound. 2, record 3, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a shock wave ... can result not only from an explosion but is also emitted from an object like a missile or jet airplane moving faster than the velocity of sound. 3, record 3, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shock wave: term standardized by ISO; term and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee. 4, record 3, English, - shock%20wave
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Vols (Transport aérien)
- Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 3, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Région à l'avant de l'aéronef qui fait l'objet d'un changement brusque de pression et de densité et qui se déplace comme un front d'onde à une vitesse égale ou supérieure à celle du son. 2, record 3, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde de choc : terme normalisé par l'ISO; terme et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne. 3, record 3, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acústica (Física)
- Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
- Aerodinámica y teoría de los gases
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda de choque
1, record 3, Spanish, onda%20de%20choque
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Blasting Work (Mining)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 4, English, shock%20wave
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fully developed compression wave of large amplitude, across which density, pressure, and particle velocity change drastically. 2, record 4, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The wave sent out through the air by the discharge of the shot initiating an explosion. This wave travels with the velocity of sound ... 2, record 4, English, - shock%20wave
Record 4, Key term(s)
- detonating impulse
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Travail aux explosifs (Exploitation minière)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 4, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vitesse avec laquelle s'opère le transfert d'énergie d'activation entre produits de décomposition et molécules non décomposées donc la vitesse avec laquelle une substance se décompose, amène à distinguer : - les substances dont la vitesse de décomposition est relativement faible et [...] les substances dont la vitesse de décomposition est extrêmement élevée et qui sont désignées sous le nom d'«explosifs détonants, ou brisants», leur décomposition appelée détonation se propageant dans la masse entière de la substance sous l'apparence d'une onde de choc, qui s'accompagne d'effets mécaniques destructeurs. 2, record 4, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-04-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Energy (Physics)
- Weapon Systems
- Explosives and Pyrotechnical Materials (Industries)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 5, English, shock%20wave
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The continuously propagated pressure pulse formed by the blast from an explosion in air, underwater or underground. 2, record 5, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shock wave: term and definition standardized by NATO. 3, record 5, English, - shock%20wave
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Énergie (Physique)
- Systèmes d'armes
- Explosifs et artifices (Industries)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 5, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ébranlement créé dans un milieu par l'établissement brutal et instantané d'une surpression à la suite d'une explosion aérienne, sous-marine ou souterraine, et qui s'y propage d'une manière continue. 2, record 5, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
onde de choc: terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN. 3, record 5, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
onde de choc : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des munitions, le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères et le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 3, record 5, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Energía (Física)
- Sistemas de armas
- Explosivos y fuegos de artificio (Industrias)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- onda de choque
1, record 5, Spanish, onda%20de%20choque
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Impulso de presión que se propaga de forma continua creado por una explosión en el aire, bajo el agua o bajo tierra. 1, record 5, Spanish, - onda%20de%20choque
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-06-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- air blast
1, record 6, English, air%20blast
correct, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- wind blast 2, record 6, English, wind%20blast
correct, officially approved
- airblast 3, record 6, English, airblast
correct
- avalanche wind 4, record 6, English, avalanche%20wind
correct
- shock wave 5, record 6, English, shock%20wave
avoid, see observation
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The air pressure wave which may precede (or accompany) an avalanche. 6, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Destruction from avalanches results both from the avalanche wind (the air pushed ahead of the mass) and from the actual impact of the avalanche material. 7, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Powder snow] avalanches composed of dry snow usually generate a dust cloud as the sliding snow is whirled into the air ... Their speed may exceed 200 km/hr. ... Under certain circumstances, enough snow crystals are mixed with the air to form an aerosol which behaves as a sharply bounded body of dense gas rushing down the slope ahead of the sliding snow. This wind blast can inflict heavy destruction well beyond the normal bounds of the avalanche track. 8, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Some slides, particularly large ones, appear to be preceded by an air blast or pressure wave. Destructive air blasts are not common. However, there are certain paths where the phenomena occurs regularly. When it does occur the air blast may extend about 100 meters beyond a major path. 5, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Damage to trees from the avalanche was caused by the air blast. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 9, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes reference is made to a shock wave. This is misleading since the air blast is not a true shock wave. 5, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The most destructive form [of an avalanche wind is] the avalanche blast. It occurs when an avalanche is stopped abruptly, as in the case of an almost vertical fall into a valley floor. 10, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 3 OBS
air blast; wind blast: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 11, record 6, English, - air%20blast
Record 6, Key term(s)
- airblast
- windblast
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- vent d'avalanche
1, record 6, French, vent%20d%27avalanche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- souffle de l'avalanche 2, record 6, French, souffle%20de%20l%27avalanche
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- souffle 2, record 6, French, souffle
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- vent de l'avalanche 3, record 6, French, vent%20de%20l%27avalanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Souffle précédant le front de l'avalanche (en général mixte ou en aérosol). 4, record 6, French, - vent%20d%27avalanche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une avalanche en aérosol est un écoulement turbulent résultant de la suspension de particules de neige dans l'air, il ressemble à un gros nuage de neige se déplaçant à très grande vitesse. Il est précédé d'environ une centaine de mètres par un écoulement d'air (sans entraînement de cristaux) appelé vent ou souffle de l'avalanche. La pression de ce souffle est faible, de l'ordre de 5 kN/m², mais peut être suffisant pour provoquer des dégâts (arbres, toitures, etc.). 4, record 6, French, - vent%20d%27avalanche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le vent d'avalanche a endommagé les arbres. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 5, record 6, French, - vent%20d%27avalanche
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
vent d'avalanche; souffle de l'avalanche; souffle : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 6, record 6, French, - vent%20d%27avalanche
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Ballistics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- shock wave
1, record 7, English, shock%20wave
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Disturbance of air surrounding and behind a bullet caused by a compression of the air column directly in front of the bullet. 2, record 7, English, - shock%20wave
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Balistique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 7, French, onde%20de%20choc
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Turbulence de l'air autour et à la suite d'une balle, causée par la compression de l'air directement à l'avant de la balle. 2, record 7, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères. 3, record 7, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-03-25
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- National and International Economics
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- shock wave 1, record 8, English, shock%20wave
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We are experiencing a crisis of the presidency in Washington; a near-collapse of the state in Russia; the prospect of a second Asian shock wave; a spectacular decline in the Latin American markets ... 1, record 8, English, - shock%20wave
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Economic crisis that spreads to the world. 2, record 8, English, - shock%20wave
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Économie nationale et internationale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 8, French, onde%20de%20choc
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous assistons aujourd'hui à une crise de la présidence aux États-Unis, au quasi-effondrement de l'État en Russie, à la perspective d'une deuxième onde de choc asiatique, à un déclin spectaculaire des marchés latino-américains [...] 1, record 8, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crise économique qui se répand dans le monde entier. 2, record 8, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1985-12-19
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- shock wave 1, record 9, English, shock%20wave
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the meteorite ... will give rise to a typical shock wave, or sonic boom, which has been compared to the sounds of gunfire, .... 1, record 9, English, - shock%20wave
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- onde de choc
1, record 9, French, onde%20de%20choc
feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le phénomène lumineux devient plus important au fur et à mesure que l'objet se rapproche; il est accompagné d'un phénomène sonore qui peut ressembler à un coup de canon, et qui est lié à l'onde de choc formée à l'avant de la météorite. 1, record 9, French, - onde%20de%20choc
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
Language Portal of Canada
Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: