pressure wave
noun
: a wave (such as a sound wave) in which the propagated disturbance is a variation of pressure in a material medium
called also P-wave
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The resulting pressure wave damaged the upper stage’s engine nozzle extension.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
In many ways, focused shock wave therapy is similar to radial pressure waves (RPW), in terms of form and function.
—William Jones, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Those challenges helped shape the engineering direction for Sola™, pushing the team to rethink the underlying physics of how sonic pressure waves are generated and delivered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
At the press site, a pressure wave of a sonic boom came in with a double punch to the eardrums, followed by the roar of the engines from the pad only 3 miles away and the whistling echo bouncing off the massive Vehicle Assembly Building, making a sound reminiscent of bottle rockets.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2026
In many ways, focused shock wave therapy is similar to radial pressure waves (RPW), in terms of form and function.
—William Jones, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Those challenges helped shape the engineering direction for Sola™, pushing the team to rethink the underlying physics of how sonic pressure waves are generated and delivered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Pressure wave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20wave. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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