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rarefaction

noun

A decrease in the density of something

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Word length
11
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. A decrease in the density of something

    “A sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”

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A sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium

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