phenomenon
any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed
subordination
state of an individual who lacks freedom to take decisions
California effect
concept in political science
parametric rolling
effect of resonance of ship's movement and wave action
rooster tail
fluid dynamics phenomenon caused by constructive interference near the wake of objects within a flow
space jellyfish
rocket launch phenomenon
coincidence
general phenomenon where distinct entities (such as regions of space, events, or sequences) exactly overlap in extent
hybrid electric double layer
model which describes the formation of an electric double layer
Static skin-effect
physical phenomenon
Disappearing polymorphs
sudden unexpected transformation of a crystal structure
Ballmer Peak
Concept in computer programming
nature
natural, physical, or material world and its phenomena
inflation
rise in price level in an economy over time
glare
visual phenomenon where there is difficulty of seeing in presence of disturbance from a bright light
aliasing
programming concept: multiple names for the same data location
optical dispersion
dependence of phase velocity on frequency
urban heat island
urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities
heterosis
difference in a quantitative trait between heterozygous and homozygous genotypes
Crabtree effect
Biochemical reaction producing ethanol
epiphenomenon
secondary phenomenon occuring alongside or in parallel to a primary phenomenon
stall
abrupt reduction in lift of aeroplane wing due to flow separation
cacography
deliberate misspelling for comic effect
Local standard of rest
reference frame used in astronomy
Cupertino effect
tendency of a spell checker to suggest or autocorrect with inappropriate words to replace misspelled words and words not in its dictionary
mutual intelligibility
ability of speakers of two language varieties to understand the other
blue hour
period of twilight in the morning or evening
Haldane effect
Deoxygenated blood increases the capacity for carbon dioxide transport
social fact
sociological term defined by Émile Durkheim
CSI effect
influence of forensic science fiction on public perceptions
ceiling effect
scale attenuation effect in statistics
natural phenomenon
observable phenomenon which is not human-made
curse of dimensionality
various phenomena that arise when analyzing and organizing data in high-dimensional spaces that do not occur in low-dimensional settings such as the three-dimensional physical space of everyday experience
ray system
fine ejecta
terrestrial gamma-ray flash
burst of gamma rays produced in the Earth's atmosphere
Heinrich event
natural phenomenon in which large groups of icebergs traverse the North Atlantic
rebound effect
pharmacological term
magnetohydrodynamic dynamo
physical phenomenon
center effect
aerodynamic effect on swept wings
Neural Facilitation
increase in postsynaptic potential evoked by a second impulse in neurons
intermodulation
non-linear effect in amplitude modulation
risk seeking
in decision theory, the willingness to take risks
Rashomon effect
unreliability of eyewitnesses
technological convergence
tendency for technologies that were originally largely unrelated to unify as they develop
coincidence
improbable concurrence or near-concurrence of seemingly related events or circumstances that have no causal relation
head-marking language
grammar where inflection "agrees" with primary components of phrases