(physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
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Gravity wave
(physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
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(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(acoustics) a wave that transmits sound
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.the motion made by flapping up and down
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.the motion made by flapping up and down
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.the motion made by flapping up and down
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.the motion made by flapping up and down
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be com…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Sociology, Social change.a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances
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The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the property of matter and electromagnetic radiation that is characterized by the fact that some properties can be explained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: physics, wave, hypothesized, propagate, gravity.
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