Translations for „rarefaction“ in the English » German Dictionary

rar·efac·tion [ˌreərɪˈfækʃən, -rə-, Am ˌrerə-] N

rarefaction of air PHYS

Luftverdünnung f

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rarefaction of air PHYS

Luftverdünnung f

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English

One compression and one rarefaction make up one longitudinal wave.

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Today, rarefaction has grown as a technique not just for measuring species diversity, but of understanding diversity at higher taxonomic levels as well.

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

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Therapeutic ultrasound in physical therapy is alternating compression and rarefaction of sound waves with a frequency of 20,000 cycles/second.

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

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This sound can no longer be thought of as a simple wave of compression and rarefaction.

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

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

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The flier disc loses impact energy at its sides to rarefaction waves, but a conical volume of explosive is efficiently shock compressed.

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

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