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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE

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Gravitational wave is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAVITATIONAL WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gravitational wave

Gravitational wave

In physics, gravitational waves are ripples in the curvature of spacetime that propagate as a wave, travelling outward from the source. Predicted in 1916 by Albert Einstein to exist on the basis of his theory of general relativity, gravitational waves theoretically transport energy as gravitational radiation. Sources of detectable gravitational waves could possibly include binary star systems composed of white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. The existence of gravitational waves is a possible consequence of the Lorentz invariance of general relativity since it brings the concept of a limiting speed of propagation of the physical interactions with it. Gravitational waves cannot exist in the Newtonian theory of gravitation, in which physical interactions propagate at infinite speed. Although gravitational radiation has not been directly detected, there is indirect evidence for its existence. For example, the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for measurements of the Hulse–Taylor binary system that suggests gravitational waves are more than mathematical anomalies.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE

gravitas
gravitate
gravitation
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gravitational constant
gravitational field
gravitational force
gravitational interaction
gravitational lens
gravitational mass
gravitational pull
gravitationally
gravitative
gravities
gravitino
gravitometer
graviton
gravity
gravity anomaly
gravity cell

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVITATIONAL WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravity wave
heat wave
long wave
medium wave
new wave
permanent wave
radio wave
shock wave
short wave
sine wave
sky wave
sound wave
square wave
surface acoustic wave
tidal wave
travelling wave
wave

Synonyms and antonyms of gravitational wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gravitational wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE

Find out the translation of gravitational wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravitational wave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gravitational wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引力波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ondas gravitacionales
570 millions of speakers

English

gravitational wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुरुत्वाकर्षण लहर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موجة الجاذبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гравитационная волна
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ondas gravitacionais
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাকর্ষীয় তরঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ondes gravitationnelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang graviti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gravitationswellen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重力波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중력파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gelombang gravitasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sóng hấp dẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு விசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुरुत्वाकर्षण लहर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yerçekimi dalgası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onde gravitazionali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fala grawitacyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гравітаційна хвиля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

val gravitațional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρυτικών κυμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gravitasie golf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravitations våg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravitasjonsbølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravitational wave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL WAVE»

The term «gravitational wave» is regularly used and occupies the 68.353 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL WAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gravitational wave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVITATIONAL WAVE»

Discover the use of gravitational wave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravitational wave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to ...
Written by outstanding researchers directly involved with the scientific program of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the book begins with a brief review of general relativity before going on to describe the ...
Jolien D. E. Creighton, Warren G. Anderson, 2012
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Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors
Introduces the technology and reviews the experimental issues; a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics.
D. G. Blair, 2012
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Gravitational Waves: Volume 1: Theory and Experiments
The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects.
Michele Maggiore, 2008
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Gravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves
Gravity's Shadow chronicles the forty-year effort to detect gravitational waves, while exploring the meaning of scientific knowledge and the nature of expertise.
Harry Collins, 2010
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Gravitational Wave Data Analysis
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Dyffryn House, St. Nicholas, Cardiff, Wales, July 6-9, 1987
B.F. Schutz, 2011
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Analysis of Gravitational-Wave Data
The effect of a plane monochromatic gravitational wave with X polarization on a circle of test particles placed in a plane perpendicular to the direction of the wave propagation. The plots show deformation of the circle measured in the proper ...
Piotr Jaranowski, Andrzej Krolak, 2009
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Gravitational Wave Radiation from the Growth of Supermassive ...
We model gravitational wave signatures for various SMBH growth scenarios and find that the future gravitational observatory LISA, will be able to detect mergers of massive black holes up to redshift z=5.
Miroslav Micic, 2007
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Gravitational Wave Detection and Data Analysis for Pulsar ...
3.4 The marginalised posterior distribution for the gravitational-wave memory signal amplitude and arrival time of the jump. In this case a dataset was analysed that did not contain any gravitational-wave memory signal. Figure from the MNRAS ...
Rutger van Haasteren, 2013
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Applying Numerical Relativity to Gravitational Wave Astronomy
General relativity predicts the existence of gravitational waves produced by the motion of massive objects.
Sean Thomas McWilliams, 2008
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Gravitational Wave and Time
J. A. Freire 63. X 33) = 3 56207900E- -04 y 33) = 2 80033300E- -04 r 33) = 4 53103500E- -04 X 34) = 2 80033300E- -04 y 34) = 2 20148600E- -04 r 34) = 3 56207900E- -04 X 35) = 2 20148600E- -04 y 35) = 1 73070100E- -04 r 35) = 2 ...
J. A. Freire, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL WAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravitational wave is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gravitational force next step in understanding the universe
According to the UTB's Center of Gravitational Wave Astronomy website, the program attempts to observe the ripples of gravity. Researchers ... «Monitor, Jul 15»
2
The Universe itself
The first results from the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, a large terrestrial facility where reflected laser beams ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Is the universe ringing like a crystal glass?
Ringermacher and Mead have determined that this oscillation is not a wave moving through the universe, such as a gravitational wave, but ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jul 15»
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UK plays key role in Gravitational Wave Detector launch
The Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatories (aLIGO) project is based at the LIGO Hanford facility in the USA, where ... «Labmate Online, Jun 15»
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The violent origin of quasars
“These [galaxy] mergers are also the sites of future black hole mergers, which we hope will one day be visible with gravitational wave ... «Ars Technica, Jun 15»
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Big-Bang Theory: "The Universe has Slowed Down and Speeded …
Ringermacher and Mead have determined that the oscillation is not a wave moving through the universe, such as a gravitational wave, but ... «The Daily Galaxy, Jun 15»
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Is our universe ringing like a crystal glass?
Ringermacher and Mead said they've determined that this oscillation is not a wave moving through the universe, such as a gravitational wave, ... «EarthSky, Jun 15»
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Best Free-fall Ever: LISA Pathfinder Electrode Housing Box
In a full-scale gravitational wave observatory, the test masses would be contained in individual spacecraft separated by a million kilometers. «Scientific Computing, Jun 15»
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Upgraded LIGO will begin hunt for gravitational waves soon
A $200m upgrade to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has been completed, with the facility set for observations ... «physicsworld.com, Jun 15»
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This Box Should Provide the Best Free Fall Ever Recorded
In a full-scale gravitational wave observatory, the test masses would be contained in individual spacecraft separated by a million kilometres. «Gizmodo India, Jun 15»

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