bowshock

中文含义：弓形冲击波

英语词性：noun

美式音标： /ˈboʊʃɑk/

同义词：arc shock, bow wave, magnetopause

易混淆单词：bow shock（名词，表示从高速物体周围流体压缩形成的弓形形态的波），和shock bow（名词，表示箭头正对着飞行方向的弓形造型）

双语例句：

• The bowshock of a planetary nebula is generated by the interaction between the fast-moving stellar wind and the slower-moving gas and dust of the surrounding interstellar medium.
• Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the study shows that the bowshock around the star Zeta Ophiuchi, located 370 light-years away, is clocking in at an astounding 62,137 mph (27.7 kilometers per second).