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rarefaction - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rarefaction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rarefaction [ n.]
- The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.

Meaning of 'rarefaction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rarefaction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a decrease in the density of something
Example in sentence:
  • a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium