high-frequency gravitational wave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

high-frequency gravitational wave high-frequency gravitational waves HFGW high frequency gravitational wave
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