rarefaction
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In untreated fish, one of the most striking signs of kidney decline was the gradual loss of capillaries, a process known as vascular rarefaction.
From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2026
The results from both of these null models were qualitatively consistent, so we only report findings using the equiprobable rows, fixed columns model, as it is more consistent with rarefaction of the observation tables.
From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017
Whether the heat transfer from compression to rarefaction is significant depends on how far apart they are—that is, it depends on wavelength.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
This is how noise-canceling headphones work—they produce a sound wave that resembles the wave responsible for the unwanted sound, but with the original phases of rarefaction and compression flipped.
From Scientific American • Dec. 12, 2013
The reasoning was as follows:—The central region of a cyclone must be a region of rarefaction, and, consequently, a region of refrigeration.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert
Vocabulary lists containing rarefaction
Waves and Wave Properties - Middle School
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Waves and Wave Properties - High School
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