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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

process, physical process go
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

phenomenon go
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

natural phenomenon go
all phenomena that are not artificial

physical phenomenon go
a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy

atmospheric phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere

noun.phenomenon

16 Subcategories

cloud go
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
air hole, pocket, air pocket go
a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
aurora go
an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
condensation, condensate go
atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
front go
(meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
greenhouse effect, greenhouse warming go
warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
inversion go
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
storm, violent storm go
a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
atmospheric electricity go
electrical discharges in the atmosphere
midnight sun go
the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
halo go
a circle of light around the sun or moon
meteor shower, meteor stream go
a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere
sunrise go
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
sunset go
atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
afterglow go
a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset
weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition go
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation