Nouns denoting natural events
- standing wave
- a wave (as a sound wave in a chamber or an electromagnetic wave in a transmission line) in which the ratio of its instantaneous amplitude at one point to that at any other point does not vary with time
- magnetic storm
- a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun
- set
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- cross-fertilisation
- fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
- road to Damascus
- a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)
- flood tide
- the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
- foregone conclusion
- an inevitable ending
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- an imitation of the crow of a cock
- final
- the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- flection
- deviation from a straight or normal course
- wobble
- an unsteady rocking motion
- wedding
- the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
- chink
- a short light metallic sound
- deflection
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
- sunset
- the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
- recombination
- (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
- murmuration
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- deal
- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- thrum
- a thrumming sound
- resilience
- an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
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