rarefaction

Meanings

• noun

  The process of making a substance or gas less dense by removing particles or molecules.

  - "The expansion of gas in a balloon is an example of rarefaction."
  - "The rarefaction of gases in the lungs helps to facilitate breathing."

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Antonyms

compression

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Variants

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rarefaction , rarefactional , rarefactions

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'rarefacio', meaning 'to make thin' or 'to make rare'.

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Trivia

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1. Rarefaction is the opposite process of compression.

2. In the context of seismology, rarefaction waves are compressional waves that travel through the ground during an earthquake.

3. The study of rarefied gases, which behave differently from normal gases due to their low densities, is called rarefied gas dynamics.

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Related Concepts

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1. Compressibility: The ability of a substance to be compressed or made denser.

2. Density: The mass per unit volume of a substance.

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Culture

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Rarefaction is a concept used extensively in physics and engineering, particularly in the study of waves and compressible fluids.

How to Memorize "rarefaction"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a balloon expanding as gas is released into it, causing the air inside to become less dense and more spread out.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'rarefaction' with the idea of making something less dense or more spread out.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'rarefaction' as 'rare-fa-ction', where the 'rare' refers to the less dense state and the 'action' refers to the process of making it that way.

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