Nouns denoting natural phenomena

mist
a thin fog with condensation near the ground
 
radio-frequency spectrum
the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television
 
tailwind
wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
 
nuclear energy
the energy released by a nuclear reaction
 
affinity
the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule
 
brain death
death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
 
acoustic impedance
opposition to the flow of sound through a surface; acoustic resistance is the real component of acoustic impedance and acoustic reactance is the imaginary component
 
solar wind
a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
 
polymorphism
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
 
fata morgana
a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay)
 
pea-souper
a heavy thick yellow fog
 
diffraction
when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
 
squall line
a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely
 
color force
(physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
 
solar prominence
large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere
 
X-ray diffraction
the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
 
beta ray
radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay
 
flashover
an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator)
 
ice fog
a dense winter fog containing ice particles
 
samiel
a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
 
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