- gravitational wave
- noun Date: 1906 a hypothetical wave held to travel at the speed of light and to propagate the gravitational field
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gravitational wave — n. a hypothetical wave of very weak gravitational energy that travels through space at the speed of light: thought to be caused by the sudden acceleration of a large mass: sometimes called gravitational radiation … English World dictionary
Gravitational wave — In physics, a gravitational wave is a fluctuation in the curvature of spacetime which propagates as a wave, traveling outward from a moving object or system of objects. Gravitational radiation is the energy transported by these waves. Important… … Wikipedia
gravitational wave — noun : a hypothetical wave held to travel at the speed of light and to propagate the gravitational field * * * Astron., Physics. (in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses, esp. during… … Useful english dictionary
gravitational wave — gravitacinė banga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gravitational wave; gravity wave vok. Gravitationswelle, f rus. гравитационная волна, f pranc. onde de gravitation, f; onde gravitationnelle, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Gravitational wave astronomy — is an emerging branch of observational astronomy which aims to use gravitational waves (minute distortions of spacetime predicted by Einstein s theory of general relativity) to collect observational data about objects such as neutron stars and… … Wikipedia
Gravitational wave background — A possible target of gravitational wave detection experiments is a stochastic background of gravitational waves. The detection of such a background would have a profound impact on early universe cosmology and on high energy physics, opening up a… … Wikipedia
Gravitational wave detector — A gravitational wave detector is any experiment designed to measure gravitational waves, minute distortions of spacetime that are predicted by Einsteins theory of general relativity.pecific gravitational wave detectors*CLIO *GEO 600 *LCGT *LIGO… … Wikipedia
gravitational wave — Astron., Physics. (in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses, esp. during catastrophic events, as the gravitational collapse of massive stars. Also called gravity wave. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
gravitational wave — /ˌgrævəteɪʃənəl ˈweɪv/ (say .grayvuhtayshuhnuhl wayv) noun the gravitational analogue of an electromagnetic wave whereby gravitational radiation is emitted at the speed of light from any mass that undergoes rapid acceleration …
gravitational wave — gravita′tional wave′ n. astron. phs (in general relativity) a propagating wave of gravitational energy produced by accelerating masses … From formal English to slang
