accretion shock

noun

A spherical shock wave that arises when material spirals inward to a gravitational source such as a star or black hole.

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Meanings

nounaccretion shock (plural accretion shocks)

plural accretion shocks

  1. astronomyA spherical shock wave that arises when material spirals inward to a gravitational source such as a star or black hole.
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