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raréfaction (de gaz, d'air)

rarefaction

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Rarefaction is the reduction of an item's density, the opposite of compression. en.wikipedia.org

The classical elements change into one another by a process of condensation and rarefaction. en.wikipedia.org

The first one is the position of the beginning of the rarefaction wave while the other is the velocity of the propagation of the shock. en.wikipedia.org

This rarefaction results in a temporary cooling of that air, which causes a condensation of some of the water vapor contained in it. en.wikipedia.org

The rarefaction is the farthest distance apart in the longitudinal wave and the compression is the closest distance together. en.wikipedia.org

Rarefaction does not provide an estimate of asymptotic richness, so it can not be used to extrapolate species richness trends in larger samples. en.wikipedia.org

The opening between the reed and the mouthpiece makes very little difference to the reflection of the rarefaction wave. en.wikipedia.org

Rarefaction allows the calculation of species richness for a given number of individual samples, based on the construction of so-called rarefaction curves. en.wikipedia.org

The developing of certain diseases such as renal microvascular disease and capillary rarefaction may relate to this decrease in efficiency of sodium excretion. en.wikipedia.org

The negative phase following the positive overpressure behind a shock front causes a sudden rarefaction of the surrounding medium. en.wikipedia.org

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