Alternative spellingsNounphenomena pl.
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A phenomenon (from Greek φαινόμενoν, pl. φαινόμενα - phenomena) is any observable occurrence. In popular usage, a phenomenon often refers to an extraordinary event. In scientific usage, a phenomenon is any event that is observable, however commonplace it might be, even if it requires the use of instrumentation to observe it. For example, In physics, a phenomenon may be a feature of matter, energy, or spacetime, such as Isaac Newton's observations of the moon's orbit and of gravity, or Galileo Galilei's observations of the motion of a pendulum. Use in gemologyIn gemology a phenomenon is an unusual optical effect displayed by a gem. Play-of-color, labradorescence, iridescence, adularescence, chatoyancy, asterism, aventurescence, schiller and color change are all phenomena of this type. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Which genetic phenomena most likely contributes to the difference in frequency? Q. The allele that causes sickle-cell disease is found with greater frequency in Africa, where malaria is more of a threat, than in the United States. Which genetic phenomena most likely contributes to the difference in frequency? A) heterozygote advantage B) heterozygote protection theory C) balanced polymorphism D) frequency-dependent selection E) neutral variations Asked by nic... - Sun Jan 4 19:42:50 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. a) heteroztgote advantage It allows you to have an immunity to malaria. Answered by Dolyn - Sun Jan 4 19:55:59 2009 What wind phenomena is similar to a dust devil? Q. I witnessed something like a small but very intense dust devil, only a few metres high but enough to uproot vegetation and cut a swathe through a small river. Unlike a dust devil it formed and travelled over rough grassland in overcast conditions of perhaps 10 Celsius. It travelled for about 500 metres at about 10kmh (6mph) before dissipating. Any ideas? Asked by Trevor - Thu Feb 22 19:42:51 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. This description does not reveal any of the characteristics of a tornado (associated tstm, vertical extent). It is not a dust devil which forms under very hot surface temperatures and strong lapse rates. I am at a loss to explain it, unless there were other evidences of turbulence which would suggest this to be just a very strong eddy vortex. A good reason to carry a camera. This would perhaps make an interesting letter to the editor of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Answered by 1ofSelby's - Thu Feb 22 20:08:06 2007 Is it better to seek natural explanations for natural phenomena or to settle for a comforting lie?
Q. Even when the truth may be a hard pill to swallow, wouldn't it be better for humanity if we threw away comforting beliefs with no basis in reality? Asked by Blue - Sun Jul 26 04:05:53 2009 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. prayers=coincidence, more "un answered" than "answered", miracles=are things that are scientifically possible but have a low chance of occurring... neither one has scientific evidence to prove divine intervention natural real explanations only are acceptable, lies will not do Answered by Whatever - Sun Jul 26 04:12:39 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "phenomena"  news.google.com BloggingStocks (blog) Yesterday was a good example of this phenomena , as the morning looked good before the Chicago PMI data, which sent the indices plummeting before they ... When Is a $3.4T Loss Supposed To Be Good News? Wall Street Pit (blog) all 2,427 news articles » news.google.com Chemistry International The 14th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes will be held 25 30 July 2010 in Leoben, Austria. ... news.google.com Toronto Star The acclaimed US artist, known for his use of natural phenomena such as light, has kept this one simple. Still, the effect is magical; the piece won't be ... and more » From Google News Search: "phenomena"  houseofwaterdancer.com 701px x 547px | 111.20kB [source page] celestial phenomena JPG From Yahoo Image Search: "phenomena"  good.is Andrew Price Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:54:17 GM The Economist is getting into the web video game. This one's on the internet's (second) favorite topic: the internet itself. It's making the rounds online.  celluloidmoon.blogspot.com Chris Voss Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:21:00 GM my first memory of . phenomena. was its initial release in the 80's as creepers. shortened by almost 30 minutes, it was lambasted for not making any sense, although it did introduce many male audience members to the lovely attributes of ...  listverse.com jfrater hu, 28 Feb 2008 16:15:17 GM Science is able to describe strange . phenomena. , but can not account for their origins. While most of us are familiar with one or two on this list, many others are mostly unknown outside of the psychological realm. ... From Google Blog Search: "phenomena" |
