shock tube

noun

an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules

Words nearby shock tube

shock jock, shock lung, shock radio, shock therapy, shock troops, shock tube, shock wave, shock-horror, shock-resistant, shock-test, shocker

Example sentences from the Web for shock tube

  • The Rogan leader, two of his surviving arms propping feebly against the bench, was pointing a shock-tube squarely at him!

    The Red Hell of Jupiter |Paul Ernst

  • While the Rogan leader was still several feet away, she retrieved the shock-tube.

    The Red Hell of Jupiter |Paul Ernst

  • As he walked he kept his gaze covertly on that shock-tube that dangled in the leader's grasp.

    The Red Hell of Jupiter |Paul Ernst