Nouns denoting natural phenomena
- sex linkage
- an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other
- infrared
- electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves
- abiogenesis
- a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
- decalescence
- 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
- electrostatic charge
- the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
- capacity
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- spillover
- (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure
- glow
- a steady even light without flames
- meteor
- a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
- line storm
- a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox
- torque
- a twisting force
- butterfly effect
- the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago
- whiteout
- an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds
- IOP
- pressure exerted by the fluids inside the eyeball; regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor
- electric current
- a flow of electricity through a conductor
- X-radiation
- electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
- flashflood
- a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration
- fireball
- an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
- northeaster
- a storm blowing from the northeast
- starlight
- the light of the stars
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