Rarefaction
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rarefaction is a noun meaning A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid.
Meaning
A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid.
Example Sentences
[T]his ſeal'd vial, being broken under water, ſuck'd in a conſiderable quantity of it, whether, becauſe of ſome little rarefaction of the Air included in the ſealing, or becauſe of the infrigidation of that Air by the ſnow, or for both theſe Reaſons, or any other, I ſhall not Now diſpute.
Word Forms
- rarefactions
Antonyms for rarefaction
Common opposites include compression.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include depletion, decline, scarcity, shortage, arefaction, vacuum.
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