physical phenomenon
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1. a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | natural phenomenon, |
| definition | : | all phenomena that are not artificial (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | acoustic phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | atmospheric phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | boundary layer, |
| definition | : | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | chaos, |
| definition | : | the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | cloud, |
| definition | : | any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | decalescence, |
| definition | : | phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | electricity, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | energy, |
| definition | : | any source of usable power (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | energy, free energy, |
| definition | : | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | power, |
| definition | : | (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | event, |
| definition | : | a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | field, field of force, force field, |
| definition | : | the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | force, |
| definition | : | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | hysteresis, |
| definition | : | the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | resonance, |
| definition | : | an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | mechanical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | opacity, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | optical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon related to or involving light (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | reflection, reflexion, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | refraction, |
| definition | : | the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | resolution, resolving power, |
| definition | : | the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | resolution, |
| definition | : | (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | conduction, conductivity, |
| definition | : | the transmission of heat or electricity or sound (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | propagation, |
| definition | : | the movement of a wave through a medium (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | fundamental interaction, interaction, |
| definition | : | (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | surface tension, |
| definition | : | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | syzygy, |
| definition | : | the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | transparence, transparency, |
| definition | : | permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | chop, |
| definition | : | the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | floatation, flotation, |
| definition | : | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) (noun.phenomenon) |
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