Associations to the word «Rarefaction»

Wiktionary

RAREFACTION, noun. A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid

Dictionary definition

RAREFACTION, noun. A decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium".

Wise words

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