gravitational wave
(in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses, especially during catastrophic events, as the gravitational collapse of massive stars.
Origin of gravitational wave
1- Also called gravity wave.
Words Nearby gravitational wave
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How to use gravitational wave in a sentence
The gravitational waves produced by the merger took 7 billion years to reach us.
Readers ask about shrinking toads, defining distance in an expanding universe and more | Science News Staff | February 7, 2021 | Science NewsBeginning in the 1950s, when others were still arguing whether gravitational waves existed in reality, physicist Joseph Weber sunk his career into trying to detect them.
Einstein’s theory of general relativity unveiled a dynamic and bizarre cosmos | Elizabeth Quill | February 3, 2021 | Science NewsPeter and Sharon rented a house with a big avocado tree when they moved to California, in 2008, for Peter’s dream postdoc studying gravitational waves at CalTech.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try. | by Elizabeth Weil | January 25, 2021 | ProPublicaThe more distant a collision is from Earth, the longer it takes the gravitational waves to arrive.
Explore every gravitational wave event spotted so far | Nadieh Bremer | January 21, 2021 | Science NewsThe main focus of my career has been the detection of gravitational waves.
British Dictionary definitions for gravitational wave
physics another name for gravity wave
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