electrical phenomenon
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1. a physical phenomenon involving electricity (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | amperage, |
| definition | : | the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | charge, electric charge, |
| definition | : | the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | pyroelectricity, |
| definition | : | generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | dielectric heating, |
| definition | : | heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | inductance, induction, |
| definition | : | an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | conductance, |
| definition | : | a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | reactance, |
| definition | : | opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | reluctance, |
| definition | : | (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | skin effect, |
| definition | : | the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | distortion, |
| definition | : | a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | electrical disturbance, |
| definition | : | electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters) (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | electromotive force, emf, voltage, |
| definition | : | the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts (noun.phenomenon) |
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