OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 43698

gravitational wave

/ˌɡɹæ.vəˈteɪ.ʃə.nəl weɪv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
onda gravitacional
A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.
It is therefore apparent that the existence of gravitational waves can be deduced from general relativity just as the existence of electromagnetic waves can be deduced from Maxwell…
It might be anticipated that a pulsating star, such as a Cepheid is believed to be, would emit gravitational waves abundantly; but when the question is examined analytically, this…
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