GRAVITATION WAVE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light

Synonyms:

gravitation wave; gravity wave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("gravitation wave" is a kind of...):

undulation; wave ((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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