| 单词 | gravitational wave |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgravitational wave gravitational wave n. (a) = gravity wave n. at gravity n. Compounds 2; (b) a periodic variation in gravitational field-strength which is propagated through space (the existence of such waves is not yet established with certainty). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > other way1578 wake1753 clean, clear breach1867 feather-spray1867 south-western1872 bow-wave1877 gravity wave1877 blind roller1888 gravitational wave1899 Kelvin wave1922 rooster tail1934 slide1935 bow shock1938 beacher1956 1899 W. Watson Text-bk. Physics iii. i. 345 The large waves seen on the surface of the sea are well-known examples of gravitational waves. 1906 E. E. Fournier d'Albe Electron Theory x. 191 If we had any means of creating or destroying matter, we could produce gravitational waves of infinite wave~length. 1922 A. S. Eddington in Proc. Royal Soc. A. 102 278 The chief point of practical interest in the problem of the spinning rod is the question whether its energy is gradually carried away by the gravitational waves which are created, so that the rotation would slow down. 1937 A. Einstein & N. Rosen in Jrnl. Franklin Inst. CCXXIII. 43 The approximate method of integration of the gravitational equations of the general relativity theory leads to the existence of gravitational waves. 1941 B. Haurwitz Dynamic Meteorol. xiv. 276 (heading) Wave motion at the free surface of a single layer. Gravitational waves. 1963 Meteorol. Gloss. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 4) 120 Gravity wave, a type of wave, also referred to as a gravitational wave, in which the controlling forces are gravity and buoyancy. 1970 Sci. Amer. 58/3 Einstein's general theory of relativity predicts that gravitational waves should be produced by matter that is accelerating with respect to the observer. 1971 Nature 15 Jan. 185/2 Weber has..presented a plausible case for believing that his detectors may indeed have monitored frequent and sharply pulsed gravitational waves, which seem to be emanating from the centre of our galaxy. < as lemmas |
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