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Definition of 'rarefaction'

1. (n.) rarefaction
the act or process of rarefying.

2. rarefaction
the state of being rarefied.

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1. (noun) rarefaction
a decrease in the density of something
"a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) rarefaction
the act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air

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