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59 relations: Barometer, Barometric light, Chemical bond, Circulatory system, Contact electrification, Crystal, Deformation (engineering), Deformation (mechanics), Diagnosis, Diamond, Diamond cutting, Dielectric, Earthquake light, Electric charge, Electric discharge, Electric potential, Electric spark, Electromagnetic radiation, Epidermis, Fluorescence, Fracture, Fracture mechanics, Francis Bacon, Friction, Greek language, Jean Picard, Latin, Life Savers, Light, List of light sources, Luminescence, Lymphocyte, Magnetic field, Materials science, Mechanoluminescence, Methyl salicylate, Molecule, Novum Organum, Optical phenomena, Photomultiplier, Piezoelectricity, Piezoluminescence, Poisson's ratio, Powder metallurgy, Pressure-sensitive tape, Quartz, Radical (chemistry), Radical disproportionation, Robert Boyle, Scotch Tape, ..., Solid, Sonoluminescence, Sugar, Sugar nips, Tribology, Ultraviolet, Uncompahgre Ute, Whole blood, Wintergreen. Expand index (9 more) »
Barometer
A barometer is a scientific instrument used in meteorology to measure atmospheric pressure.
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Barometric light
Barometric light is a name for the light that is emitted by a mercury-filled barometer tube when the tube is shaken.
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Chemical bond
A chemical bond is a lasting attraction between atoms, ions or molecules that enables the formation of chemical compounds.
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Circulatory system
The circulatory system, also called the cardiovascular system or the vascular system, is an organ system that permits blood to circulate and transport nutrients (such as amino acids and electrolytes), oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, and blood cells to and from the cells in the body to provide nourishment and help in fighting diseases, stabilize temperature and pH, and maintain homeostasis.
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Contact electrification
Contact electrification was an erroneous scientific theory from the Enlightenment that attempted to account for all the sources of electric charge known at the time.
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Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.
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Deformation (engineering)
In materials science, deformation refers to any changes in the shape or size of an object due to-.
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Deformation (mechanics)
Deformation in continuum mechanics is the transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration.
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
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Diamond
Diamond is a solid form of carbon with a diamond cubic crystal structure.
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Diamond cutting
Diamond cutting is the practice of changing a diamond from a rough stone into a faceted gem.
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Dielectric
A dielectric (or dielectric material) is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field.
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Earthquake light
An earthquake light (EQL) is a luminous aerial phenomenon that reportedly appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity, or volcanic eruptions.
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Electric charge
Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.
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Electric discharge
An electric discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field through a medium such as a gas.
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Electric potential
An electric potential (also called the electric field potential, potential drop or the electrostatic potential) is the amount of work needed to move a unit positive charge from a reference point to a specific point inside the field without producing any acceleration.
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Electric spark
An electric spark is an abrupt electrical discharge that occurs when a sufficiently high electric field creates an ionized, electrically conductive channel through a normally-insulating medium, often air or other gases or gas mixtures.
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Electromagnetic radiation
In physics, electromagnetic radiation (EM radiation or EMR) refers to the waves (or their quanta, photons) of the electromagnetic field, propagating (radiating) through space-time, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.
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Epidermis
The epidermis is the outer layer of the three layers that make up the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis.
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Fluorescence
Fluorescence is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation.
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Fracture
A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress.
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Fracture mechanics
Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials.
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Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban, (22 January 15619 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author.
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Friction
Friction is the force resisting the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other.
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Greek language
Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Jean Picard
Jean-Félix Picard (21 July 1620 – 12 July 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand.
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Latin
Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Life Savers
Life Savers is an American brand of ring-shaped hard candy.
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Light
Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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List of light sources
This is a list of sources of light, including both natural and artificial processes that emit light.
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Luminescence
Luminescence is emission of light by a substance not resulting from heat; it is thus a form of cold-body radiation.
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Lymphocyte
A lymphocyte is one of the subtypes of white blood cell in a vertebrate's immune system.
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Magnetic field
A magnetic field is a vector field that describes the magnetic influence of electrical currents and magnetized materials.
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Materials science
The interdisciplinary field of materials science, also commonly termed materials science and engineering is the design and discovery of new materials, particularly solids.
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Mechanoluminescence
Mechanoluminescence is light emission resulting from any mechanical action on a solid.
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Methyl salicylate
Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic compound with the formula C6H4(OH)(CO2CH3).
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Molecule
A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
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Novum Organum
The Novum Organum, fully Novum Organum Scientiarum ('new instrument of science'), is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon, written in Latin and published in 1620.
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Optical phenomena
Optical phenomena are any observable events that result from the interaction of light and matter.
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Photomultiplier
Photomultiplier tubes (photomultipliers or PMTs for short), members of the class of vacuum tubes, and more specifically vacuum phototubes, are extremely sensitive detectors of light in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials (such as crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA and various proteins) in response to applied mechanical stress.
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Piezoluminescence
Piezoluminescence is a form of luminescence created by pressure upon certain solids.
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Poisson's ratio
Poisson's ratio, denoted by the Greek letter 'nu', \nu, and named after Siméon Poisson, is the negative of the ratio of (signed) transverse strain to (signed) axial strain.
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Powder metallurgy
Powder metallurgy (PM) is a term covering a wide range of ways in which materials or components are made from metal powders.
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Pressure-sensitive tape
Pressure-sensitive tape, known also in various countries as PSA tape, adhesive tape, self-stick tape, sticky tape, or just tape, is an adhesive tape that will stick with application of pressure, without the need for a solvent (such as water) or heat for activation.
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Quartz
Quartz is a mineral composed of silicon and oxygen atoms in a continuous framework of SiO4 silicon–oxygen tetrahedra, with each oxygen being shared between two tetrahedra, giving an overall chemical formula of SiO2.
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Radical (chemistry)
In chemistry, a radical (more precisely, a free radical) is an atom, molecule, or ion that has an unpaired valence electron.
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Radical disproportionation
Radicals in chemistry are defined as reactive atoms or molecules that contain unpaired electrons in an open shell.
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Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor.
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Scotch Tape
Scotch Tape is a brand name used for pressure-sensitive tapes manufactured by 3M as part of the company's Scotch brand.
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Solid
Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas, and plasma).
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Sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence is the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound.
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Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
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Sugar nips
Sugar nips are a large pair of pincers with sharp blades, designed to cut sugar from a block.
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Tribology
Tribology is the science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion.
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Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet (UV) is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength from 10 nm to 400 nm, shorter than that of visible light but longer than X-rays.
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Uncompahgre Ute
The Uncompahgre Ute is a band of the Ute, a Native American tribe located in Colorado and Utah.
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Whole blood
Whole blood (WB) is human blood from a standard blood donation.
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Wintergreen
Wintergreen is a group of aromatic plants.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triboluminescence
