Gravity Wave

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Gravity Wave

  1. A wave disturbance in a fluid in which buoyancy (or reduced gravity) acts as the restoring force on fluid parcels displaced from hydrostatic equilibrium.
  2. Another term for gravitational wave.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use