GRAVITY WAVE Definition & Meaning

gravity wave

noun

Astronomy, Physics. gravitational wave.
a wave created by the action of gravity on local variations in the density of a stratified fluid, as the atmosphere, or at an interface between fluids of different density, as a liquid and a gas.

gravity wave

noun

a wave propagated in a gravitational field, predicted to occur as a result of an accelerating mass
a surface wave on water or other liquid propagated because of the weight of liquid in the crests

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of gravity wave¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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Example Sentences

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There are two ways the lightning may have formed within this ring-shaped gravity wave.

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But if a gravity wave is pulsing through the Earth, making one of the tubes repeatedly infinitesimally longer and the other infinitesimally shorter, the beam will not recombine as expected.

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In turn, this information might help researchers better calibrate gravity wave detecting devices.

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‘Sounds like a thud’ – Two black holes colliding produced a gravity wave that scientists were able to replay through their sound system.

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"This deflection creates a gravity wave downwind of the topographic barrier not unlike a wave you might generate by throwing a pebble into a pond," the agency states.

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