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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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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