rarefaction wave

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• rarefaction wave — praretėjimo banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. expansion wave; rarefaction wave vok. Verdünnungswelle, f rus. волна разрежения, f pranc. onde de raréfaction, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• Rarefaction — is the reduction of a medium s density, or the opposite of compression. A natural example of this is as a phase in a sound wave or phonon. Half of a sound wave is made up of the compression of the medium, and the other half is the decompression… …   Wikipedia

• rarefaction — rarefactional, adj. rarefactive /rair euh fak tiv/, adj. /rair euh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of rarefying. 2. the state of being rarefied. [1595 1605; < ML rarefaction (s. of rarefactio), equiv. to L rarefact(us) (ptp. of rarefacere;… …   Universalium

• rarefaction — 1. The process of becoming light or less dense; the condition of being light; opposed to condensation. 2. In vascular physiology, the process that results in a reduction in the density of capillaries in a tissue. [L. rarus, thin, s …   Medical dictionary

• rarefaction — noun a decrease in the density of something a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium • Derivationally related forms: ↑rarefy • Hypernyms: ↑concentration …   Useful english dictionary

• onde de raréfaction — praretėjimo banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. expansion wave; rarefaction wave vok. Verdünnungswelle, f rus. волна разрежения, f pranc. onde de raréfaction, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• expansion wave — praretėjimo banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. expansion wave; rarefaction wave vok. Verdünnungswelle, f rus. волна разрежения, f pranc. onde de raréfaction, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

• expansion wave — In supersonic flow, expansion waves occur when bodies begin to narrow, making more space available. In passing through an expansion wave, air velocity increases, while temperature and pressures are reduced. A simple wave or progressive… …   Aviation dictionary

• longitudinal wave — Physics. a wave in which the direction of displacement is the same as the direction of propagation, as a sound wave. Cf. transverse wave. [1930 35] * * * ▪ physics       wave consisting of a periodic disturbance or vibration that takes place in… …   Universalium

• Mechanical wave — Ripple (surface wave) in water is a material wave. A mechanical or material wave is a wave that needs a medium to travel. The oscillating material does not move far from its initial equilibrium position, as only the energy is transferred by… …   Wikipedia

• sound wave — noun (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑acoustic wave • Topics: ↑acoustics • Hypernyms: ↑wave, ↑undulation …   Useful english dictionary