- rarefactive
- [ʹre(ə)rıfæktıv] a спец.
разрежающий; разжижающий; делающий менее плотным
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
rarefactive
Смотреть что такое "rarefactive" в других словарях:
rarefactive — See rarefaction. * * * … Universalium
rarefactive — adjective Of, pertaining to, or causing rarefaction … Wiktionary
rarefactive — rar·e·fac·tive … English syllables
rarefactive — ktiv adjective Etymology: probably from French raréfactif, from Middle French rarefactif, from Latin rarefactus + Middle French if ive : producing or marked by rarefaction … Useful english dictionary
rar|e|fac|tion|al — «RAIR uh FAK shuh nuhl», adjective. = rarefactive. (Cf. ↑rarefactive) … Useful english dictionary
rarefaction — rarefactional, adj. rarefactive /rair euh fak tiv/, adj. /rair euh fak sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of rarefying. 2. the state of being rarefied. [1595 1605; < ML rarefaction (s. of rarefactio), equiv. to L rarefact(us) (ptp. of rarefacere;… … Universalium
rarefy — [ rɛ:rɪfʌɪ] (also rarify) verb (rarefies, rarefying, rarefied) make or become less dense or solid. Derivatives rarefication noun rarefactive adjective Origin ME: from OFr. rarefier … English new terms dictionary
rarefaction — /rɛərəˈfækʃən/ (say rairruh fakshuhn) noun 1. the act or process of rarefying. 2. the state of being rarefied. {Latin rārēfactiōn , stem of rārēfactiō} –rarefactive, adjective …
rarefy — [rer′ə fī΄] vt., vi. rarefied, rarefying [ME rarefien < MFr rarefier < L rarefacere < rarus,RARE1 + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to make or become thin, or less dense [the rarefied mountain air] 2. to make or become more refin … English World dictionary
rarefy — v. ( ies, ied) 1 tr. & intr. make or become less dense or solid (rarefied air). 2 tr. purify or refine (a person s nature etc.). 3 tr. make (an idea etc.) subtle. Derivatives: rarefaction n. rarefactive adj. rarefication n. Etymology: ME f. OF… … Useful english dictionary
