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gravitational lensing

gravitational lensing noun: the action of a highly-massive object (such as a star, galaxy, or black hole) that acts as a gravitational lens and focuses light from a light source (such as another star or galaxy) that passes behind it as observed from the Earth.

Noun

gravitational lensing (uncountable)

  1. The action of a highly-massive object (such as a star, galaxy, or black hole) that acts as a gravitational lens and focuses light from a light source (such as another star or galaxy) that passes behind it as observed from the Earth.

Questions about gravitational lensing

What does gravitational lensing mean?
Gravitational lensing means the action of a highly-massive object (such as a star, galaxy, or black hole) that acts as a gravitational lens and focuses light from a light source (such as another star or galaxy) that passes behind it as observed from the Earth.
What part of speech is gravitational lensing?
Gravitational lensing is a noun.

Words near gravitational lensing in the dictionary

  1. gravitational interaction
  2. gravitational keyhole
  3. gravitational keyholes
  4. gravitational lens
  5. gravitational lenses
  6. gravitational lensing
  7. gravitational mass
  8. gravitational masses
  9. gravitational mirage
  10. gravitational mirages
  11. gravitational propulsion

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