rarefaction

rarefaction is a 11-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied; -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.
2. noun. a decrease in the density of something

   "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium"

Common word forms

rarefactions, rarefactional

Words from these letters

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