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Meaning of shock diamond | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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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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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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