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Meaning of countershock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A shock that travels in the opposite direction to an applied impulse

Examples

“This kind of break by countershock in the haft occurs on Paleoindian bifacial point and has been reproduced experimentally on replicas of Paleoindian and Solutrean shouldered points [63 ].”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

countershot countershout counterside countersiege Countersign countersign, shibboleth

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