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Gravitational radiation

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gravitational wavenoun(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.
gravitational-wavenounAlternative form of gravitational wave. [(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.]
gravity wavenounA wave for which gravity is the restoring force.
high-frequency gravitational wavenoun(physics, astronomy) gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive astronomical objects or artificially in the laboratory. Gravitational waves having frequencies higher than 100 kHz.
gravitational fieldnoun(physics) the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
geonnoun(psychology) Any of a group of basic geometric forms capable of being recognised as a component of a real object.
graviphotonnoun(particle physics) a hypothetical particle that emerges as an excitation of the gravitational field but whose physical properties are virtually indistinguishable from a photon
gravitational-wave backgroundnounAlternative form of gravitational wave background.
gravitational propulsionnounAny supposed method of propulsion that warps space or spacetime or interacts in some way with warped space or spacetime.
active gravitational massnoun(physics) The mass of an object measured via the gravitational force that it exerts
gravitational forcenoun(physics) A very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.
backreactionnoun(physics) The reaction, as a result of Newton's third law, back from a radiating gravitational wave.
high frequency gravitational wavenounAlternative spelling of high-frequency gravitational wave. [(physics, astronomy) gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive astronomical objects or artificially in the laboratory. Gravitational waves having frequencies higher than 100 kHz.]
hawking radiationnounThe radiation presumed to be given off by a black hole by quantum mechanical processes.
gamma radiationnoun(physics) electromagnetic radiation consisting of gamma rays
gravitational redshiftnoun(astronomy, physics) A shift to longer wavelengths of spectral lines emitted by atoms in a strong gravitational field.
gravitational constantnoun(physics) Any of several empirical physical constants involved in the calculation of the gravitational attraction between objects with mass. Newtonian and Einsteinian variants exist.
gravitational wave backgroundnounEllipsis of cosmic gravitational-wave background. [The stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.]
pressuronnoun(physics) A hypothetical scalar particle that couples to both gravity and matter.
electromagnetic wavenoun(physics) Electromagnetic radiation, such as light and radio waves.

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