An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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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.