Specialist dictionary

Condensed matter

Specialist vocabulary classified under Physics.

Core vocabulary

41 featured terms

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Ferromagnetismnoun

phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the fi…

Phase changenoun

a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Phase transitionnoun

a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Physical changenoun

a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

State changenoun

a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Evaporationnoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Freezenoun

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

Freezingnoun

the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

Liquefactionnoun

the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid

Meltnoun

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the th…

Meltingnoun

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the th…

Thawnoun

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the th…

Thawingnoun

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the th…

Vapornoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Vaporisationnoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Vaporizationnoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Vapournoun

the process of becoming a vapor

Crystalnoun

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

Boilingnoun

the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas

Cloudingnoun

the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky

Dissolutionnoun

the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"

Dissolvingnoun

the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water"

Frostnoun

the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Icingnoun

the formation of frost or ice on a surface

Smokenoun

a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for m…

Smokingnoun

a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for m…

Chipnoun

electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an int…

Flakenoun

a crystal of snow

Gemnoun

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest…

Icenoun

water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"

Snowflakenoun

a crystal of snow

Stonenoun

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry; "he had the gem set in a ring for his wife"; "she had jewels made of all the rarest…

Water icenoun

water frozen in the solid state; "Americans like ice in their drinks"

Fetnoun

a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field

Frostnoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Hailstonenoun

small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

Hoarnoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Hoarfrostnoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)

Iciclenoun

ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

Lednoun

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

Rimenoun

ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)