Advertisement
Advertisement
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
Discover More
Example Sentences
The Rogan leader, two of his surviving arms propping feebly against the bench, was pointing a shock-tube squarely at him!
From Project Gutenberg
While the Rogan leader was still several feet away, she retrieved the shock-tube.
From Project Gutenberg
A panicky policeman triggered it, firing his Aztlan-built shock tube into the forefront of the mob.
From Project Gutenberg
With a cry, Dex dashed the useless shock-tube down on the reaching arms.
From Project Gutenberg
As he walked he kept his gaze covertly on that shock-tube that dangled in the leader's grasp.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse