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fenomeno fisico

Definitions of fenomeno fisico
  1. noun
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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    fenomeno atmosferico
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
    caos
    the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
    nube, nuvola
    any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
    corrente, elettricità, energia elettrica
    a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
    energia, forza, potenza
    (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
    energia, forza, potenza
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
    riflessione, riflesso, riverberazione, riverbero
    the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
    rifrazione
    the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
    conduttività
    the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
    turbolenza
    unstable flow of a liquid or gas
    nube, nuvola
    a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude
    aberrazione, distorsione
    an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
    aerosol
    a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
    attrazione
    the force by which one object attracts another
    repulsione
    the force by which bodies repel one another
    carica
    the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
    corrente, elettricità, energia elettrica
    a flow of electricity through a conductor
    condensa
    atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold
    lavoro
    (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
    fronte caldo, fronte freddo
    (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
    bufera, burrasca, ciclone, procella, tempesta, temporale, tifone, tornado, tromba d'aria, uragano
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    calore
    a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
    induzione
    an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
    percorso, traiettoria, volo
    the path followed by an object moving through space
    alone
    a circle of light around the sun or moon
    pleocroismo
    the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions
    polarizzazione
    the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
    tensione, voltaggio
    the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
    propulsione
    a propelling force
    risucchio
    the force used in pulling
    pressione, spinta
    the force used in pushing
    irradiamento, irradiazione, irraggiamento, radiazione
    energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
    sollecitazione
    (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
    risucchio
    a force over an area produced by a pressure difference
    crepuscolo, occaso, tramonto
    atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun
    torsione
    a twisting force
    clima, condizione atmosferica, condizione metereologica, temperie, tempo
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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    fenomeno naturale
    all phenomena that are not artificial
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