rarefy

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To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense
To expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to
lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied"
{f} thin out, make less dense; refine, purify
To become less dense; to become thin and porous
To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; opposed to condense
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
make more subtle or refined
weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) make more subtle or refined lessen the density or solidity of; "The bones are rarefied
rarefaction
a reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid
rarefied
Less dense than usual

The air at the top of a high mountain is rarefied.

rarefied
1. (of air) of lower pressure than usual; thin. 2. very esoteric or refined
To rarefy
attenuate
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Low pressure region in a compressional wave
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A distortion of position of particles in material by forcing them farther apart
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a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium
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a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"
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Become lighter or less dense
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The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air
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Rarefied region, or region of lessened pressure, of the medium through which a longitudinal wave travels
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The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart
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The process by which air molecules surrounding the sound board of a musical instrument uncompress when the sound board flexes back after a compression, causing a slight decrease in air pressure See Section 1 3
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The air particles being spread apart in the formation of a sound pressure wave
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Rarefied region, or region of lessened pressure, of the medium throughout which a longitudinal wave travels
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A decrease in density
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{i} process of thinning out, process of making less dense; purification, refinement
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The negative portion of a sound wave in which the air particles are spread apart
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In a compressional (logitudinal) wave, it's the part of the wave that is "stretched out" Click here to see a rarefaction picture Back to Top Back to Wave Index
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The region of a longitudinal wave in which the vibrating particles are farther apart than their equilibrium distance
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disapproval If you talk about the rarefied atmosphere of a place or institution, you are expressing your disapproval of it, because it has a special social or academic status that makes it very different from ordinary life. It is important for the state's future administrators to get out of the rarefied air of the capital
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Rarefied air is air that does not contain much oxygen, for example in mountain areas. living at very high altitudes where the atmosphere is rarefied
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reserved for an elite group
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Esoteric
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of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"
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{s} esoteric; elite; meant only for the initiated or the select few; very refined; of or pertaining to a select group; exalted, elated, euphoric, in high spirits; of extremely high quality in character or style (Literature); having low density, of lower pressure than usual
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having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
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