raréfaction
See also: rarefaction
French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin rārēfactiō, from rarefaciō (“I rarefy”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
raréfaction f (plural raréfactions)
- act of becoming more rare
- 2017 February 9, Christophe Alix, “Le travail maté par les automates?”, in Libération:
- Après les caisses automatiques qui ont permis aux groupes de réduire leurs effectifs, l’invention par Amazon d’un supermarché sans caissier pourrait devenir le symbole de la raréfaction de l’emploi.
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- (physics, dated) rarefaction (reduction in the density of a material)
Antonyms
- (rarefaction): condensation
Further reading
- “raréfaction” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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