English Explanatory Dictionary

ringdown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The stage in a black hole merging event where the gravitational wave amplitude reaches its peak.
  2. A signal to a telephone operator that both rings a bell and allows a relay to drop.

Word forms

ringdown ringdowns

Etymology

From ring + down.

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