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Meaning of "gravity wave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVITY WAVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVITY WAVE

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Gravity 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 GRAVITY WAVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gravity wave

In fluid dynamics, gravity waves are waves generated in a fluid medium or at the interface between two media when the force of gravity or buoyancy tries to restore equilibrium. An example of such an interface is that between the atmosphere and the ocean, which gives rise to wind waves. When a fluid element is displaced on an interface or internally to a region with a different density, gravity will try to restore it toward equilibrium, resulting in an oscillation about the equilibrium state or wave orbit. Gravity waves on an air–sea interface of the ocean are called surface gravity waves or surface waves, while gravity waves that are within the body of the water are called internal waves. Wind-generated waves on the water surface are examples of gravity waves, and tsunamis and ocean tides are others. Wind-generated gravity waves on the free surface of the Earth's ponds, lakes, seas and oceans have a period of between 0.3 and 30 seconds. Shorter waves are also affected by surface tension and are called gravity–capillary waves and capillary waves.

Definition of gravity wave in the English dictionary

The definition of gravity wave in the dictionary is a wave propagated in a gravitational field, predicted to occur as a result of an accelerating mass. Other definition of gravity wave is a surface wave on water or other liquid propagated because of the weight of liquid in the crests.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVITY WAVE

gravitational force
gravitational interaction
gravitational lens
gravitational mass
gravitational pull
gravitational wave
gravitationally
gravitative
gravities
gravitino
gravitometer
graviton
gravity
gravity anomaly
gravity cell
gravity dam
gravity fault
gravity platform
gravity scale
gravlax

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVITY WAVE

carrier wave
complex wave
electromagnetic wave
finger wave
gravitational 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
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Synonyms and antonyms of gravity wave in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gravity wave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVITY WAVE

Find out the translation of gravity wave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravity 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 «gravity wave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

引力波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

onda de gravedad
570 millions of speakers

English

gravity wave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुरुत्वाकर्षण लहर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

موجة الجاذبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гравитационных волн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ondas de gravidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাধ্যাকর্ষণ তরঙ্গ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ondes de gravité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang graviti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwerewellen
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 trọng lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुरुत्व 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

fale grawitacyjne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гравітаційних хвиль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

val gravitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυμάτων βαρύτητας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swaartekrag golf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravitation våg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravitasjon bølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravity wave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVITY WAVE»

The term «gravity wave» is regularly used and occupies the 94.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVITY WAVE»

Discover the use of gravity wave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravity wave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves
Foreword is written by Prof. George Chimonas, a renowned expert on the interactions of gravity waves with turbulence. CD containing real data, computer codes for data analysis and linear gravity wave models included with the text
C. J. Nappo, 2002
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Gravity wave processes: their parameterization in global ...
The subject of this volume is the observation and modelling of the gravity wave field in the atmosphere.
Kevin Hamilton, North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division, 1997
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Relativistic Astrophysics Gravity-Wave Astronomy
Described is the contribution of the comets in the Oort cloud to the angular momentum of the solar system.
A. M. Čerepaščuk, L. P. Grishchuk, 1989
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Gravity Wave Refraction by Three-dimensionally Varying Winds ...
The WKB approximation and resulting ray tracing equations are our primary tool for modeling small scale wave dynamics in three-dimensionally varying flows.
Alexander Eugene Hasha, 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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Estimation of Intrinsic Gravity Wave Parameters from ...
David Scott Anderson. 1.1 Background Atmospheric gravity waves (AGWs) play an important role in the momentum and thermal balance of the upper atmosphere . As they propagate, they transport energy and momentum from the troposphere ...
David Scott Anderson, 2008
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The Upper Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere: A Review of ...
Gravity waves are influenced by large tidal wind shears, which filter and impose directional anisotropy on the gravity wave spectrum. Gravity waves may also be sensitive to stability variations induced by tidal thermal fluctuations. Together ...
R. M. Johnson, T. L. Killeen, 1995
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The Earth's Ionosphere: Plasma Physics & Electrodynamics
Wave-like modulations of ordinary tropospheric clouds are created by this effect as the local temperature is raised above or lowered below the dew point by a gravity wave. Beer's idea has not passed the test of time, but other gravity wave ...
Michael C. Kelley, 2009
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An Introduction to Atmospheric Gravity Waves
Nappo provides a concise volume on gravity waves with a lucid discussion of current observational techniques and instrumentation.An accompanying website contains real data, computer codes for data analysis, and linear gravity wave models to ...
C. J. Nappo, 2013
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Focus on Soliton Research
according to: mnV r = n = nh (1.16) and the field-particle (electron) is in the potential well of the gravity wave, which keeps the electron in orbit n, and the electron cannot be accelerated (does not emit a soliton together with corresponding ...
L. V. Chen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVITY WAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravity wave is used in the context of the following news items.
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Improved sensors help navigate gravity waves
“The initial detectors were sensitive enough to detect events up to a distance of about fifty million light years,” UWA Winthrop Professor David ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Improved LIGO near Richland could detect first gravitational wave
A gravity wave, by changing the distances in the tunnel, would cause some of the return light to veer in a different direction. Improvements to ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, May 15»
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First HD video of gravity waves rippling into space
Liu said: "For the middle and lower atmosphere, if you miss the gravity wave, you're not missing too much. But it's a different story in the upper ... «Wired.co.uk, May 15»
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Watch gravity waves ripple through Earth's atmosphere
You might think of gravity as an invisible force here on Earth, but that's not entirely true... if you have the right computer simulation, that is. «Engadget, May 15»
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Watch invisible waves rumble through the atmosphere
"For the middle and lower atmosphere, if you miss the gravity wave, you're not missing too much," Liu said. "But it's a different story in the upper ... «UCAR, Apr 15»
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Gravity Wave Clouds?
A gravity wave is a vertical wave. Think about when you throw a rock into a pond. Ripples or circles migrate from the point the rock hits the ... «ABC2 News, Feb 15»
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Acoustic-gravity waves in the deep
A gravity wave is generated in a fluid or at the interface between fluids, and is governed by gravity. A common example is an ocean surface ... «ScienceBlog.com, Feb 15»
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Classical Gravity, Part 1: The Problems
The way to slow down is to lose energy from a gravity wave with a quadrapole moment. Newton's theory of gravity cannot account for the slow ... «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
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Study examines role of acoustic-gravity waves as ocean transport …
A gravity wave is generated in a fluid or at the interface between fluids, and is governed by gravity. A common example is an ocean surface ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
10
Dust erases evidence for gravity wave detection
DUST IN DEPTH The Planck satellite analyzed the same patch of sky, shown here within the white dots, that the BICEP2 telescope measured ... «Science News, Jan 15»

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