phenomenon
any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed
Mars effect
Sportspersons and Mars at birth time
sea spray
sea water particles that are formed directly from the ocean
memory effect
capacity loss in rechargeable batteries
lateralization of brain function
tendency for cognitive processes to be specialized to one side of the brain or the other
chromatic aberration
failure of a lens to focus all colors on the same point
regression toward the mean
statistical phenomenon
regression toward the mean
statistical phenomenon
revanchism
political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses
open compounds
space between parts of one word
catalyst poisoning
chemistry concept
RAS syndrome
using an acronym followed by one of the words composing that acronym
inertia coupling
Abrupt change in an aircraft's roll due to fuselage inertia
brand loyalty
the positive feelings towards a brand and dedication to purchase the same product or service repeatedly, regardless of deficiencies, a competitor's actions or changes in the environment
mast
fruit of forest trees like acorns and other nuts
development hell
condition of a project that remains in development for an especially long time
frame-drop
sudden, usually unwanted, drop in frame rate while playing a computer game
sexual behavior
category of behavior expressed by sexually reproducing organisms
polar effect
effect in chemistry
chemical phenomenon
transformation due to a chemical reaction
conjunction
astrological aspect
feature creep
excessive ongoing expansion or addition of new precluded features in a product, especially in computer software, video games and consumer and business electronics
Algorithmic cooling
phenomenon in quantum computation
Complex contagion
social networking phenomenon
display lag
latency or lag between when the signal is sent to the display and when the display starts to show that signal
lock-in
socio-technical phenomenon where the use and reuse of resources are restricted or cost-ineffective because of technical barriers
observer effect
fact that simply observing a situation or phenomenon necessarily changes that phenomenon
tactile induced analgesia
phenomenon
dark doldrum
the time, when electric windmills and photovoltaic are producing less or no electric energy, we need in the same time
convergence
media industry phenomenon involving integrating traditional and new media
sealing
Process of wound closure in woody plants
Hall effect
production of a voltage difference across an electrical conductor in a magnetic field
Lombard effect
involuntary tendency of speakers to increase their vocal effort when in loud environments
serendipity
a "fortunate happenstance" or "pleasant surprise"
libration
perceived oscillating motion of orbiting bodies relative to each other
Ferranti effect
Increase in voltage at a long AC power line
Ekman spiral
structure of currents or winds near a horizontal boundary in which the flow direction rotates as one moves away from the boundary
Venturi effect
reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section of a pipe
limb darkening
phenomenon of stars
screen tearing
video display artefact
Einstein ring
an image of a distant light source (such as a galaxy or star) which has been distorted into a ring through gravitational lensing caused by an object with an extremely large mass (such as another galaxy or a black hole)
morphological leveling
generalization of an inflection across a linguistic paradigm
tidal river
river whose flow and level are influenced by tides