| has gloss | (noun) a physical phenomenon involving electricity
electrical phenomenon |
| lexicalization | eng: electrical phenomenon |
| subclass of | (noun) a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
physical phenomenon |
| has subclass | (noun) the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes
amperage |
| has subclass | (noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
capacity, capacitance, electrical capacity |
| has subclass | (noun) the reciprocal of capacitance
electrical elastance, elastance |
| has subclass | (noun) the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"
charge, electric charge |
| has subclass | (noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
pyroelectricity |
| has subclass | (noun) a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes"
current, electric current |
| has subclass | (noun) heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field
dielectric heating |
| has subclass | (noun) an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
inductance, induction |
| has subclass | (noun) the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
electric potential, voltage, potential drop, potential, potential difference |
| has subclass | (noun) a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
conductance |
| has subclass | (noun) a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
electrical resistance, resistivity, resistance, ohmic resistance, electric resistance, impedance |
| has subclass | (noun) opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
reactance |
| has subclass | (noun) (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
reluctance |
| has subclass | (noun) the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor
skin effect |
| has subclass | (noun) 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); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion"
distortion |
| has subclass | (noun) electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters)
electrical disturbance |
| has subclass | (noun) the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
voltage, electromotive force, emf |