types:
absorption factor,
absorptivity
(physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
drippiness
the physical property of being soft and drippy
temperature
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
H,
enthalpy,
heat content,
total heat
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
S,
entropy,
randomness
(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
perceptibility
the property of being perceptible by the mind or the senses
reluctivity
(physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it
sensitiveness,
sensitivity
the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
elasticity,
snap
the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
malleability,
plasticity
the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking
mass
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
weight
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
momentum
the product of a body's mass and its velocity
fugacity
the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
length
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
echo
a reflected television or radio or radar beam
absolute zero
(cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
dew point
the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
flash point,
flashpoint
the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
mercury
temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
simmer
temperature just below the boiling point
blood heat,
body temperature
temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
visibility,
visibleness
quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
frequency response
(electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency
resilience,
resiliency
the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit
give,
spring,
springiness
the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
temper,
toughness
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
elasticity of shear
the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force
ductileness,
ductility
the malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets
deadness
the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
stiffness
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
body
the main mass of a thing
biomass
the total mass of living matter in a given unit area
critical mass
the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
rest mass
(physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body
relativistic mass
(physics) the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases
bulk
the property possessed by a large mass
gravitational mass
(physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies
inertial mass
(physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
mass energy
(physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy
tare,
tare weight
the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
throw-weight
the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)
angular momentum
the product of the momentum of a rotating body and its distance from the axis of rotation
diam,
diameter
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
r,
radius
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
longness
the property of being of long spatial extent
shortness
the property of being of short spatial extent
mass defect,
mass deficiency
the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles