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rarefaction

[rair-uh-fak-shuhn] / ˌrɛər əˈfæk ʃən /




NOUN
vacuum
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Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

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.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

Figure 17.5 After many vibrations, there are a series of compressions and rarefactions moving out from the string as a sound wave.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Figure 17.6 Sound wave compressions and rarefactions travel up the ear canal and force the eardrum to vibrate.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

What occurs is that the vibrations of the sound-producer cause alternate condensations and rarefactions of the air.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster




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