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A fluctuation in spacetime caused by accelerating mass, which propagates as a wave at the speed of light.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: relativity
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A gravity wave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, proscribed
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Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
موجة ثقالية
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Armenian:
գրավիտացիոն ալիք
(gravitacʻion alikʻ)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Basque:
grabitazio-uhin
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Belarusian:
гравітацыйная хваля
(hravitacyjnaja xvalja)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Bengali:
মহাকর্ষীয় তরঙ্গ
(mohakorśiẏo toroṅgo)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Bulgarian:
гравитационна вълна
(gravitacionna vǎlna)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Catalan:
ona gravitacional
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Chinese Mandarin:
重力波
(zhònglìbō)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Chinese Mandarin:
引力波
(yǐnlìbō)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Czech:
gravitační vlna
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Danish:
gravitationsbølge
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Dutch:
zwaartekrachtsgolf
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Esperanto:
gravitada ondo
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Finnish:
gravitaatioaalto
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Finnish:
painovoima-aalto
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Finnish:
gravitaatiosäteily
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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French:
onde gravitationnelle
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Galician:
onda gravitacional
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Georgian:
გრავიტაციული ტალღა
(graviṭaciuli ṭalɣa)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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German:
Gravitationswelle
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Greek:
βαρυτικά κύματα
(varytiká kýmata)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Hebrew:
גלי כבידה
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Hindi:
गुरुत्वीय तरंग
(gurutvīya taraṅg)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Hungarian:
gravitációs hullám
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Icelandic:
þyngdarbylgja
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Indonesian:
gelombang gravitasi
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Irish:
tonnta imtharraingteacha
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Italian:
onda gravitazionale
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Japanese:
重力波
(jūryokuha)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Kazakh:
гравитациялық толқын
(gravitasiälyq tolqyn)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Korean:
중력파
(jungnyeokpa)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Latvian:
gravitācijas viļņi
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Lithuanian:
gravitacinės bangos
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Macedonian:
гравитациски бран
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Malayalam:
ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണതരംഗം
(gurutvākaṟṣaṇataraṅgaṁ)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Norwegian:
gravitasjonsbølge
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Persian:
موج گرانشی
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Polish:
fala grawitacyjna
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Portuguese:
onda gravitacional
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Punjabi:
ਗਰੈਵੀਟੇਸ਼ਨਲ ਤਰੰਗ
(garaivīṭeśnal taraṅg)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Punjabi:
ਗੁਰੂਤਾ ਛੱਲ
(gurūtā challa)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Romanian:
undă gravitațională
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Romanian:
undă de gravitație
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Russian:
гравитацио́нная волна́
(gravitaciónnaja volná)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Serbo-Croatian:
gravitacijski talas
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Serbo-Croatian:
gravitacioni talas
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Serbo-Croatian:
гравитациони талас
(gravitacioni talas)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Sicilian:
unna gravitazziunali
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Slovene:
gravitacijsko valovanje
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Spanish:
onda gravitacional
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Swedish:
gravitationsvåg
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Tagalog:
dagsining liboy
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Tamil:
ஈர்ப்பு அலை
(īrppu alai)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Tatar:
гравитацион дулкын
(grawitatsiyon dulqın)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Thai:
คลื่นความโน้มถ่วง
(klʉ̂ʉn-kwaam-nóom-tùuang)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Turkish:
kütleçekim dalgası
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Turkish:
yerçekimi dalgası
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Ukrainian:
гравітаційна хвиля
(hravitacijna xvylja)
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Urdu:
ثقلی امواج
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Vietnamese:
sóng hấp dẫn
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Welsh:
ton ddisgyrchol
— fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
