physical property
attribute of a physical system or body; OR non-chemical property of a material
dark energy
repulsive property with constant energy density theorized to make up most of the universe’s energy content to account for its observed expansion
coherence
ideal property of waves that enables stationary (i.e. temporally and spatially constant) interference
porosity
ratio of void volume and total volume of a porous material
miscibility
ability of a pair of substances to dissolve in each other in any mixing ratio
controllability
dynamic system property
Thread angle
angle between flanks of a screw thread
brightness temperature
temperature associated with the measured intensity and frequency
physical quantity
quantitative characterization of an aspect of a physical entity, phenomenon, event, process, transformation, relation, system, or substance
cohesion
chemical property of like molecules sticking together
electrical conductance
reciprocal of electrical resistance
polymorphism
ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure
volatility
tendency of a substance to vaporize
characteristic length
dimension that defines the scale of a physical system
noise margin
the amount by which a signal exceeds the minimum amount for proper operation
infrared excess
greater measured infrared flux than expected from star temperature
concentration
type of physical property; the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture
permeability
measure of the ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through it
temperature coefficient
differential equation parameter in thermal physics
electrolytic conductivity
measure of the ability of a solution containing electrolytes to conduct electricity
grip
property of racing car
mechanical property
physical and mechanical properties of materials
water hardness
degree of mineralisation (content of multivalent cations) of water
image resolution
measure of how fine an image is
luminosity function
astronomical measure of the number of stars or galaxies per luminosity interval
electric insulation
absence of electrical conduction
deceleration parameter
dimensionless measure of the cosmic acceleration of the expansion of space
thermodynamic material property
thermodynamic property of a material
conduction
form of energy transfer in physics
charge
generalization of electric charge (EM) adding color charge (QCD), mass-energy (gravitation), etc.; sometimes considered same as its charge quantum number
atomic radius
any measure of the size of atoms
barotropic fluid
fluid whose density is a function of pressure only
spin-transfer torque
physical magnetic effect
partition coefficient
ration of concentrations in a mixture at equilibrium
symmetry
feature of a system that is preserved under some transformation
cohesion
part of shear strength that is independent of the normal effective stress in mass movements
photosensitivity
reaction to incoming photons
optical property
property of light and its interaction with substances or objects
mass-to-light ratio
ratio of total mass of a galaxy or cluster to its luminosity
magnetic ordering
pattern of electron spins that give a bulk material a distinctive response to applied magnetic fields
plasma potential
electrical voltage associated with a plasma
color
characteristic of visual perception
turbulence
motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity
metallicity
fraction of mass of a star or other kind of astronomical object that is not in hydrogen or helium
quantum number
notation for conserved quantities in physics and chemistry
intensive or extensive property
property (of a system or substance) that is intensive or is extensive
hydraulic conductivity
measure of the ability of a porous material to allow water to pass through it
critical diameter
minimal diameter of a cylindrical exposive charge for propagation of a stable detonation