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• acoustic phenomenon go
  a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound
  
• atmospheric phenomenon go
  a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  
• boundary layer go
  the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface
  
• chaos go
  the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
  
• cloud go
  any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
  
• decalescence go
  phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase
  
• electrical phenomenon go
  a physical phenomenon involving electricity
  
• electricity go
  a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
  
• energy go
  any source of usable power
  
• energy, free energy go
  (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work
  
• power go
  (physics) the rate of doing work
  
• event go
  a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time
  
• field, field of force, force field go
  the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
  
• force go
  (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
  
• hysteresis go
  the lagging of an effect behind its cause
  
• resonance go
  an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
  
• mechanical phenomenon go
  a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
  
• opacity go
  the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
  
• optical phenomenon go
  a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
  
• pressure, pressure level, force per unit area go
  the force applied to a unit area of surface
  
• reflection, reflexion go
  the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
  
• refraction go
  the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
  
• resolution, resolving power go
  the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
  
• resolution go
  (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display
  
• conduction, conductivity go
  the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  
• propagation go
  the movement of a wave through a medium
  
• interaction, fundamental interaction go
  (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields
  
• surface tension go
  a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces
  
• syzygy go
  the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system
  
• transparency, transparence go
  permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
  
• turbulence, turbulency go
  unstable flow of a liquid or gas
  
• chop go
  the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
  
• flotation, floatation go
  the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)