rarefaction

• Substantiv, das die Verringerung der Dichte eines Stoffes oder Mediums bezeichnet, z. B. eines Gases oder einer Flüssigkeit; in der Physik auch die Ausdünnung der Luft in bestimmten Zonen.

A noun referring to a decrease in the density of something, such as a gas or other medium.

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1. Decrease in densityC1formalscientific

   A reduction in the density of a substance, especially in a gas or sound wave.

   Verdünnung

   • Sound waves consist of alternating compressions and rarefactions.
   • The rarefaction of air in the chamber caused the balloon to expand.
   • In physics, rarefaction refers to a region of lower pressure in a wave.

   Synonymeattenuationdecompressiondilutionthinning

   Antonymecompressioncondensationdensification