HyperDic: rarefaction

English > 1 sense of the word rarefaction:
NOUNeventrarefactiona decrease in the density / density of something
English > rarefaction: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningA decrease in the density / density of something.
Example"a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"
Broaderconcentrationincrease / increase / increase in density / density
Spanishenrarecimiento, rarefacción
Catalanrarefacció
Verbsrarefyweaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
rarefylessen the density / density or solidity of

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