gravity wave
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The combination of the two was so powerful, that the equivalent of the mass of five Suns was turned into gravity waves — waves that reached Earth on July 29th. — Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "Ancient black hole collision is the most massive researchers have ever observed," 3 Dec. 2018 Programmers have used Python to power innovation in everything from the detection of gravity waves (resulting in last year’s Nobel Prize in Physics) to reducing the cost of developing new drugs. — Paul Romer, WSJ, "Government Can Do More to Support Science and Innovation," 20 Nov. 2018 If a perturbation were to jostle this fluid, a gravity wave would result. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, "Wicked cool wave clouds crash over Boston area," 6 Apr. 2018 The cloud ridge was located above a region of highlands called Aphrodite Terra and seemed to be a shockingly large atmospheric gravity wave—not unlike a stationary ripple above a rock in a flowing stream. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "Huge wave in Venus’ clouds changes the length of a day," 22 June 2018 This is because mountains provide the lift, wind shear and associated gravity waves needed to produce these unusual cloud formations. — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, "Qui vivra verra! Two rare cloud types, lenticular and Kelvin-Helmholtz, hover over France.," 26 Jan. 2018 Today a host of sci-fi-worthy gizmos monitor the incessant deluge of cosmic particles as well as the intermittent quiver of gravity waves washing over our planet. — Alan Hirshfeld, WSJ, "Review: A New Astronomy Through ‘The Telescope in the Ice’," 15 Dec. 2017 But gravity waves can come to us from beyond the light barrier. — NBC News, "Gravitational Waves May Solve Some Big Cosmic Riddles," 5 Oct. 2017 Get the latest Irma info @ https://t.co/cSGOfrM0lG pic.twitter.com/EIQL1Vv9Ra — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) September 7, 2017 The gravity wave pattern emanating outward is astounding. — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, "The view from above: NASA and NOAA satellites capture every detail of Irma," 11 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gravity wave.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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