n
(aviation) The point at which visibility returns after passing through cloud.
n
A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
n
Alternative spelling of Cheerios effect [(physics) The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together.]
n
(figuratively) A point where something abruptly fails or decreases in value etc.
adj
Going down a slope or a hill.
v
To alternately ebb and flow.
n
A sudden uncontrolled increase.
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(electronics) An electric pulse that spikes above normal operating levels.
n
An unexpected, temporary, uncontrolled increase in current or voltage in an electrical circuit; a voltage spike.
n
(obsolete) A headlong fall or descent.
adj
headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
n
An outbreak or surge in problems; a spate, string, or trend.
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A number between 0 and 1 that is the difference between the angular speed of a rotating magnetic field and the angular speed of its rotor, divided by the angular speed of the magnetic field.
n
A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.
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(rare) An extremely powerful surge.
n
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
adj
(archaic) Abounding in surges.
n
A surge or movement upward
n
A sudden strong rise or flow.
n
(geology) A broad anticline caused by local uplift.
n
A fast, short duration surge (overvoltage) in the electric potential of a circuit; a power surge.
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