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Rarefaction

Rarefaction Meaning & Definition
Rarefaction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rarefaction?

[n] a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"

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Rarefaction In Webster's Dictionary

\Rar`e*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. rar['e]faction. See {Rarefy}.] The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

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