termination shock — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

termination shock

تش ِ پایانی، شوک ِ ~

toš-e pâyâni, šok-e ~

Fr.: choc terminal

A → shock wave inside the → heliopause where the → supersonic → solar wind abruptly slows from an average speed of 500 km s^-1 to → subsonic and becomes denser and hotter.

Etymology (EN): Termination, verbal noun from terminate, from → term; → shock.

Etymology (PE): Toš, šok, → shock; pâyâni, → terminal.

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics