Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-frequency gravitational wave

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: high--fre-quen-cy -grav-i-ta-tion-al wave
IPA

64

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

10

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive astronomical objects or artificially in the laboratory. Gravitational waves having frequencies higher than 100 kHz.

Inflected Forms

high-frequency gravitational waves (plural) HFGW (abbreviation) high frequency gravitational wave (alternative)

Questions

What does high-frequency gravitational wave mean?: gravitational radiation, in the megahertz to gigahertz region, which is proposed to have been produced by the Big Bang or by the collision of massive astronomical objects or artificially in the laboratory. Gravitational waves having frequencies higher than 100 kHz.

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