Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- headwind
- wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft
- calm air
- wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
- dent
- an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)
- ray
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- pulmonary circulation
- circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs
- sunbeam
- a ray of sunlight
- radio emission
- an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m
- fogbank
- a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance)
- dichroism
- pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions
- bize
- a dry cold north wind in southeastern France
- gravitational force
- (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
- chemical phenomenon
- any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)
- silver storm
- a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice
- diastolic pressure
- the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood
- rainfall
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- fresh breeze
- wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
- X-ray diffraction
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
- amperage
- the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
- reluctance
- (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- thermoelectricity
- electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple)
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