Gravitationswelle
German, noun[ɡʀavitaˈtsi̯oːnsˌvɛlə]
Gravitationswelle is spelled G-R-A-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S-W-E-L-L-E (17 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written German, the 452,179th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gravitationswelle is a German feminine noun meaning “gravitational wave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch Veränderung in der Verteilung von Masse und/oder Energie hervorgerufene Welle in der Raumzeit, die den…”.
What does Gravitationswelle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegravitational wave
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch Veränderung in der Verteilung von Masse und/oder Energie hervorgerufene Welle in der Raumzeit, die den Raum mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit durchquert, wobei Abstände vorübergehend gestaucht und gestreckt werden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Gravitationswelle
- Gravitationswellen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gravitationswelle?
- [ɡʀavitaˈtsi̯oːnsˌvɛlə]
- [ɡʁavitaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌvɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gravitationswelle in German?
Gravitationswelle appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).