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rarefaction

[ rair-uh-fak-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act or process of rarefying.
  2. the state of being rarefied. rarefy.


rarefaction

/ ˌrɛərɪfɪˈkeɪʃən; ˌrɛərɪˈfækʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of making less dense or the state of being less dense
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rarefaction

/ â′ə-ăə /

  1. A decrease in density and pressure in a medium, such as air, especially when caused by the passage of a wave, such as a sound wave.
  2. The region in which this occurs.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈڲپDzԲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • e·ڲtDz· adjective
  • ··ڲ·پ [rair-, uh, -, fak, -tiv], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rarefaction1

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin ŧڲپō- (stem of ŧڲپō ), equivalent to Latin ŧڲ ( us ) (past participle of ŧڲ; rarefy ) + -ō- -ion
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Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.

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In reaching these heights of fancy, however, the movie achieves, to use one of Glaisher’s own words, “rarefaction.”

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To investigate how mean tag sequence prevalence changes with increasing sequencing depth across environments, we calculated the average mean tag sequence prevalence across three replicate rarefactions.

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Here is art that turns confectionery into both rarefaction and panache.

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The compressions and rarefactions are rapidly transmitted through the air from the original source as a  wave, making sound.

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