shock(2) (iou) and lapis (iou)

shock(2) (iou)

shock noun2. M16.
[French choc, from choquer SHOCK verb2.]
An encounter between two charging hostile forces, jousters, etc. arch. M16.
Southey Anon the hosts met in the shock of battle.
a. A sudden and violent blow, impact, or collision; a disturbance of equilibrium or oscillation resulting from this; a sudden large application of energy (cf. thermal shock s.v. THERMAL adjective). Also, a shock wave. E17.
osmotic shock.
Tennyson With twelve great shocks of sound, the shameless noon Was clash'd.
b. spec. A sudden violent shake or tremor of the earth's surface as part of an earthquake. L17.
World Archaeology Major earthquakes..are not common, but minor shocks are fairly frequent.
A sudden disturbance in stability, esp. as causing fluctuations in or permanent damage to an organization, monetary system, etc. M17.
culture shock: see CULTURE noun. future shock: see FUTURE adjective & noun.
A. Radcliffe It gave a severe shock to his constitution. H. Martineau The shock given to commercial credit.
a. A sudden and disturbing effect on the mind or feelings, esp. as causing depression or distress; a start of surprise, excitement, etc. Also, an occurrence, discovery, etc., occasioning such an effect. E18.
F. Burney When Cecilia was a little recovered from the shock of the first interview. J. Field I do not remember what I saw but only the shock of delight in just looking.
b. A feeling of being shocked (SHOCK verb2 4); a pained sense of something offensive to decency or morality. L19.
G. O. Trevelyan The concession of Catholic Emancipation gave a moral shock to the Tory party.
= electric shock s.v. ELECTRIC adjective. M18.
a. A paralytic seizure or stroke. Chiefly Scot. & US dial. L18.
b. A sudden debilitating effect produced by severe injury, blood loss, violent emotion, etc.; the state of nervous exhaustion resulting from emotional trauma; spec. the condition associated with circulatory collapse and sudden drop in blood pressure, characterized esp. by cold sweaty pallid skin and a weak rapid pulse. E19.
anaphylactic shock, insulin shock, spinal shock, etc. delayed shock: occurring some time after the event causing it. toxic shock syndrome: see TOXIC adjective.
c. = shell-shock s.v. SHELL noun & adjective. E20.
ellipt. = shock absorber below. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
Comb.: shock-absorbent adjective functioning as a shock absorber; shock absorber a device on a motor vehicle etc. serving to absorb mechanical shock and to damp vibration; fig. a person who or thing which reduces or mitigates the worst effects of a new and unpleasant occurrence or experience; shock-absorbing adjective = shock-absorbent above; shock-brigade a body of esp. voluntary workers in the former USSR engaged in a particularly arduous task; shock cone Aeronautics a nose cone or Other conical fairing serving to streamline an aircraft for supersonic flight; shock cord heavy elasticated cord designed to absorb or resist mechanical shock; a length of this; shock excitation the excitation of natural oscillations in a system (esp. electronic) by a sudden external input of energy; shock-excited adjective (of a natural oscillation) that has been subjected to shock excitation; shock-horror adjective (colloq.) causing great public outrage, esp. as represented by sensationalized or indignant press coverage; shock jock colloq. a presenter on a talk-Radio show who expresses opinions in a deliberately offensive or provocative way; shock-mount noun & verb (a) noun a mounting designed to absorb or resist mechanical shock; (b) verb trans. attach by means of a shock-mount; shock-mounting (a) the action or an act of attaching something by means of a shock-mount; (b) a shock-mount; shockproof adjective resistant to the effects of (esp. physical) shock; shockproofing the process of making something shockproof; shock stall Aeronautics loss of lift produced by air resistance in an aircraft approaching the speed of sound; shock strut a strut containing a shock absorber in the landing gear of an aircraft; shock tactics (a) Military tactics in which a massed cavalry charge (chiefly Hist.) or the advance of armoured units forms a principal part; (b) sudden and violent or extreme action, esp. in pursuit of a particular aim; shock test a test in which an object is subjected to mechanical shock; shock-testing the action of subjecting an object to a shock test; shock therapy, shock treatment Medicine & Psychiatry treatment by means of convulsions artificially induced by anaphylactic or electric shock or by drugs; spec. electro-convulsive therapy; shock troops [translating German Stosstruppen] forces of selected and specially armed soldiers trained for assault; shock tube an apparatus for producing shock waves by making a gas at high pressure expand suddenly into a low-pressure tube or cavity; shock wave a transient disturbance that travels through a fluid as a narrow region in which there is a large abrupt change in pressure etc., esp. one created by an object moving faster than sound or by an explosion; any pressure wave of large amplitude; shock-worker a member of a shock-brigade.

lapis (iou)

lapis noun. LME.
[Latin.]
1. Stone; spec. the philosopher's stone. rare exc. in phrs. LME.
2. = LAPIS LAZULI. E19.
Phrases: lapis Armenus Hist. = POTSTONE.

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