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GRAVITATION WAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gravitation wave mean?
• GRAVITATION WAVE (noun)
The noun GRAVITATION WAVE has 1 sense:
1. (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
Familiarity information: GRAVITATION WAVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
gravitation wave; gravity wave
Hypernyms ("gravitation wave" is a kind of...):
undulation; wave ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
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