rayleigh (Meaning)
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rayleigh (n)
English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
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rayleigh Sentence Examples
- The Rayleigh scattering of sunlight causes the sky to appear blue.
- The Rayleigh criterion determines the minimum angular separation between two objects that can be distinguished by a telescope.
- The Rayleigh length is the distance over which a laser beam remains focused.
- Rayleigh waves are surface seismic waves that travel at the speed of sound.
- The Rayleigh number quantifies the relative importance of buoyancy and viscous forces in fluid convection.
- Rayleigh instability occurs when a fluid with a density gradient is heated from below.
- The Rayleigh-Jeans law describes the distribution of electromagnetic radiation in the classical limit.
- The Rayleigh-Plesset equation models the dynamics of a collapsing bubble.
- The Rayleigh-Taylor instability occurs when a heavy fluid overlays a lighter fluid.
- The Rayleigh scattering cross section is inversely proportional to the fourth power of the wavelength of light.
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English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)
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The Rayleigh scattering of sunlight causes the sky to appear blue.
The Rayleigh criterion determines the minimum angular separation between two objects that can be distinguished by a telescope.
The Rayleigh length is the distance over which a laser beam remains focused.
Rayleigh waves are surface seismic waves that travel at the speed of sound.
