"rarefact" meaning in English

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          "text": "As the ultrasound wave compresses and rarefacts through the medium, it causes microbubbles in the tissue to contract and expand.",
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        "To reduce in density."
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        "(ambitransitive) To reduce in density."
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          "roman": "razredítʹ",
          "sense": "reduce in density",
          "word": "разреди́ть"
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