physical property

(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body

the property of being dissoluble

the physical property of being soft and drippy

the ability to reflect beams or rays

the property of being bent or deflected

the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure

(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work

the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses

the quality of not being perceivable by the eye

the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

the quality of not being perceptible by the ear

the property of being imperceptible by the mind or the senses

(physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it

the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

the physical property of being magnetic

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

the lack of elasticity

a lack of malleability

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

the product of a body's mass and its velocity

the tendency of a gas to expand or escape

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

the quality of being not easily seen

the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

a reflected television or radio or radar beam

the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction

entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone

temperature measured on the absolute scale

(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic

the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins

the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air

the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

temperature measured by a mercury thermometer

the normal temperature of room in which people live

temperature just below the boiling point

temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

the absence of heat

the presence of heat

quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye

the luminous flux incident on a unit area

light from heat

light from nonthermal sources

quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear

(electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency

the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit

the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

the capacity for being stretched

the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force

the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets

the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend

the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

the main mass of a thing

the total mass of living matter in a given unit area

the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction

(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body

(physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases

the property possessed by a large mass

(physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies

(physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity

(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units

(physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy

(chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule

the weight of a person's body

a heavy motionless weight

the property of being comparatively great in weight

weight expressed in pounds

the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo

the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)

the property of being comparatively small in weight

the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation

the length of the closed curve of a circle

the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere

the property of being of long spatial extent

the property of being of short spatial extent

the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles