RAREFACTION


Meaning of RAREFACTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrer-ə-ˈfak-shən ]

noun

Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French raréfaction, from Medieval Latin rarefaction-, rarefactio, from Latin rarefacere to rarefy

Date: 1572

1. : the action or process of rarefying

2. : the quality or state of being rarefied

3. : a state or region of minimum pressure in a medium traversed by compressional waves (as sound waves)

• rar·e·fac·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.