A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.

an acute impairment of vital functions following a traumatic experience (ex. inability to speak or move, limbs go weak, loss of control over bodily functions, crying, increased heart rate, etc.)

The body's reaction to severe loss of blood or sudden injury -- a profound depression of the vital processes, including blood pressure. When a person goes into shock, this quick drop in blood pressure robs organs and tissues of blood and oxygen.

Failure of the blood vascular system to provide adequate circulation to the vital organs; circulatory collapse.

A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset.

A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event.

The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body.

Solar Wind) Abrupt changes in solar wind parameters, for example in the magnetic field strength, wind direction, speed and density, as a result of a flow speed in excess of characteristic speeds for the solar wind plasma. A solar wind shock as seen in the ACE L1 monitor may herald the arrival at the Earth of a CME or the interface between fast and slow solar wind streams. Both can give rise to magnetic storms and substorms. Back to the top.

dampens (smooths out) a movement or a vibration. The spring, not the shock absorber, absorbs road shocks. How it works: the shock body is filled with oil. The shaft has a piston attached to the end inside the shock body that controls how fast or slow it moves through the oil. By altering the internal valving, you can achieve the optimum performance of your shock for its application. As the piston moves up and down in the shock body, this creates heat. By pressurizing the shock with nitrogen, this suppresses the tendency of oil to cavitate, or foam, which will hinder shock performance. Here is a diagram of the shock components, and below is a list of what some of these parts do.

a dampening device that reduces that bounce so it bounces only a few times

a hydraulic device that dampens or resists chassis movement by passing fluid (oil) through a set of orifices and valved passages

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an oxidizer tat "burns off" the organic wastes which case cloudiness and algae. It is a generic term for a chemical used to oxidize organic wastes.

refers to the application of large quantities of chlorine (superchlorination), non-chlorine shock or hydrogen peroxide. Typically 5-10 times the normal dose is used, based upon actual conditions and needs. The purpose of this large dose is to break down (breakpoint chlorination, in the case of chlorine) the combined chlorine, organic waste and contamination and re-establish a positive level of Free Chlorine. Shocking must be repeated, until such time as a stable Free Chlorine reading can be achieved, for at least a few hours. Make sure that a Free Chlorine capable test kit is being used, in order to know when breakpoint chlorination has been achieved.

The addition of large quantities of oxidizer(s) to destroy suntan lotion, cosmetics, perspiration, combined chlorine, and other undesirable compounds.

TREAT The practice of adding significant amounts of an oxidizing chemical - (usually non- chlorine oxidizers, such as sodium persulfate or potassium Peroxymonosulfate) - to the water to destroy ammonia and nitrogen com- pounds or swimmer waste.

A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.

To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye.

a traditional measure of grain or straw. A shock of grain is usually 12 sheaves (see above), sometimes 10.

a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"

To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.

To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.

an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also shockdog.

A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair.

Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.

A "ghost" peculiar to the English county of Suffolk, which appears as a large dog or small donkey with a shaggy mane and disproportionately large eyes.

To subject to the action of an electrical discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression or commotion of the nervous system.

To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.

the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"

collide violently

An unexpected change. Any change in an exogenous variable (although strictly speaking, models often fail to deal adequately with the complications of an exogenous change being expected).

an unexpected event that has economic consequences.

an unexpected event that disrupts market supplies or demands

The transference of the kinetic energy of a bullet to animal tissue or other mediums.

an "energy converter

The effect of the transference of a bullet's kinetic energy to animal tissue or other target. Also what gun-owners suffer when they see the latest prices for firearms, ammunition, registration fees, etc.

putting vegetables in an ice bath directly after cooking. This stops the cooking process. Often, this is done right after blanching vegetables.

To plunge the vegetables quickly in ice-cold water to stop the cooking process.

Shock is a novel written by Robin Cook in 2001. Its a medical science fiction woven around a fertility clinic that uses unethical means to get rich.

Shock is a 1946 film noir.

Shock(Telugu: షాక్) is a 2006 Telugu film directed by Harish Shankar. The film stars Ravi Teja and Jyothika. It was produced by Ram Gopal Varma.

Shock is a 2004 released Tamil film.The movie stars Prashanth,Meena and Abbas. The film is directed by Thyagarajan. The score music is by Deva.