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Gravity wave
A wave formed where two fluids meet under the influence of gravity – for example, where the ocean surface meets the atmosphere.
📖 Definitions of "Gravity wave"
noun
- 1
A wave formed where two fluids meet under the influence of gravity – for example, where the ocean surface meets the atmosphere.
- 2
A gravitational wave
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gravity wave"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gravitation wavenoun | (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light |
| gravitational wavenoun | (relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light. |
| gravitational-wavenoun | Alternative form of gravitational wave. [(relativity) A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.] |
| capillary wavenoun | A wave at a fluid boundary dominated by surface tension (opposed to larger waves dominated by gravity), a ripple. |
| gerstner wavenoun | (fluid dynamics) An exact solution of the Euler equations for periodic surface gravity waves, describing a progressive wave of permanent form on the surface of an incompressible fluid of infinite depth. |
| gravitational-wave backgroundnoun | Alternative form of gravitational wave background. |
| wave equationnoun | A second-order linear partial differential equation for the description of waves or standing wave fields. |
| gravitational radiationnoun | (physics) a hypothetical wave, produced by an accelerating mass, that would be propagated at the speed of light |
| standing wavenoun | (physics) A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument. |
| plane wavenoun | (physics) A constant-frequency wave whose wavefronts are infinite parallel planes of constant peak-to-peak amplitude normal to the phase velocity vector. |
| compression wavenoun | (physics) Any wave that is propagated by the compression of a fluid; examples include sound |
| normogravitynoun | A normal force of gravity |
| p-wavenoun | (geology, seismology) A longitudinal compressional wave produced by an earthquake. |
| 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. |
| stationary wavenoun | A wave form which occurs in a limited, fixed medium in such a way that the reflected wave coincides with the produced wave. A common example is the vibration of the strings on a musical stringed instrument. |
| permanent wavenoun | (British) A series of waves in the hair produced by means of chemical substances and heat; a perm |
| dipole wavenoun | (physics) Any wave (electromagnetic, gravitational etc.) caused by transitions in a dipole |
| wavenoun | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. |
| s-wavenoun | (geology, seismology) A transverse, shear wave, such as that produced by an earthquake. Movement is transverse to the direction of propagation and is a body wave. |
| gravitational wave backgroundnoun | Ellipsis of cosmic gravitational-wave background. [The stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.] |
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