"gravity wave" meaning in English

See gravity wave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gravity waves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gravity wave (plural gravity waves)
  1. A wave for which gravity is the restoring force.
    Sense id: en-gravity_wave-en-noun-~nRQxDgY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Black holes, Gravity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Black holes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Gravity: 94 6
  2. (proscribed) A gravitational wave. Tags: proscribed
    Sense id: en-gravity_wave-en-noun-18rYGkoP

Inflected forms

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